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24 A large mound on the Cheney farm in Poland. 



25 Two mound sites at Falconer. 



26 An old burial site in Victoria on Chautauqua lake. 



2."] Two mounds at Vandalia, at the confluence of Chipmunk creek 

 and the Allegany river. 



28 The sites of the mounds at the mouth of Olean creek. 



29 Mound on the Sunfish property in Great Valley. 



30 Earthwork site at Point Peter on Cattaraugus creek. 



31 Village site in Elko. 



32 Burial site at Old Town in Elko. 



33 Village site at Onoville on the Allegany. 



34 Village site on the banks of Clear creek in Erie county. 



35 Earthwork on Zoar hill in Otto. 



36 Earthwork on the McNeil farm in Westfield. 



37 Village and burial site on Chautauqua creek, Westfield. 



38 Two fort sites on the Almey farm in Gerry. 



39 Earth ring site and occupied kame 40 rods distant from 38. 



40 Site at High Banks near Irving. 



41 Silverheel's site on the Cattaraugus reservation. Probably 

 early Seneca. 



Excavations conducted here by the owner of the property yielded 

 some interesting specimens of entire pottery and bone objects. 

 These objects will be acquired for the State Museum. 



The results of the examination of the foregoing sites are reserved 

 for fuller description. Two important facts may here be stated 

 with propriety. 



1st, That the Senecas occupied western New York west of the 

 Genesee, having fixed villages long before the Revolutionary War. 

 The date of these sites may be fixed shortly after 1656. This fact 

 is supported alone by the testimony of archeology and the evidence 

 is too overwhelming to be disputed. 



2d, That the Senecas in western New York, west of the Genesee, 

 made pottery and flints at the same time v/hen they used European 

 articles extensively. Iron, glass, broken china ware, flint chips, 

 broken pottery and bone implements have all been found in the 

 same pits. 



Notable accessions 



WampumiS. A wampum belt 22 inches long and 8 rows wide 

 was purchased from W. C. Hill of New York city. The design 



