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16 Camp site at North Ridge on the Barnes property on Twelve 

 Mile creek, lot 8. 



17 Camp site in Hartland on the J. H. Mayne property on Quaker 

 road, lot 11. Notched points have been found. 



18 Stone mound on the '* Sharp farm " (U. S. Bur. of Eth., 1890- 

 91, p. 512). 



19 A ring fort was reported in the Pioneer history of the Holland 

 purchase of western New York (p. 29), at the head of a deep gorge 

 a mile west of Lockport. On examination Mr Reynolds, of the 

 Bureau of Ethnology, thought this natural. 



20 Burial place 2 miles east of Lockport on the John Wilson 

 estate. Reported by T. F. Feeley, county clerk. 



21 Camp site in Lockport on Locust street, near Willow. 



22 Camp site on the A. Johnson property, lot "]J, Lockport, on 

 the banks of Eighteen Mile creek. Many notched points and some 

 potsherds have been found. 



23 Camp site on the farm of Asa Baldwin on the west branch of 

 Eighteen Mile creek, one-half of a mile south of the lot 'j^ site. 

 Notched points and drills have been found. 



24 Camp site on a hill on the Beasoner property i^ miles south- 

 east of Wright's Corners, on the Slayton Settlement road. This is 

 on lot 8, range 6. Notched points are reported. 



25 Camp site on lot 10 at the bend of the road i^ miles east of 

 Wright's Corners. 



26 Ossuaries at Orangeport. These contained parts of numerous 

 skeletons but reckless excavations by curio hunters have done much 

 to destroy these depositaries. The opening of these bone \)\\?> is one 

 of the most thoughtless acts of vandalism on record. 



27 A mound is reported at Gasport. 



28 A circular mound was once on the upper end of Tonawanda 

 island. Bones, arrowheads and beads were found (Turner, Hoi., ]\ 

 34). A larger mound once 15 feet high was opened by Squier in 

 1848. Below was '' a circle of stones perhaps 10 feet in diameter, 

 within which were small heaps of bones each comprising three or four 

 skeletons. The bones are of individuals of all ages and had evi- 

 dently been deposited after the removal of the flesh. Traces of firi; 

 were discovered u])on the stones. The skulls had been crushed by 

 the superincuml)ciit earth. There were bone and horn arJicles" 

 (Squier, p. 97). 



29 Open-air workshoj) o])posite Tonawanda island at the mouth of 

 Tonawanda creek. About an acre strewn with flint fTurner. LTol., 

 p. 34). Olhers occin- on Ihr river. 



