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Loudonville and Watervliet, and ceremonial objects from Albany 

 and Bethlehem. The principal trail was from Schenectady to 

 Albany, and surface finds have been made in the sand fields between 

 Schenectady and Karners. 



1 The Unawat's castle is on an island at the mouth of the 

 Mohawk^ on Van Rensselaer's map of 1630. 



2 A large camp site is near the arsenal at West Troy, 100 rods 

 from the river. Thick spears^ arrowheads, scrapers, net sinkers, and 

 a few ceremonial stones are found. 



3 There was much cleared land at Albany. Father Jogues wrote 

 in 1644 that the Dutch " found some pieces of ground all ready, 

 which the savages had formerly prepared." 



4 The Mohawks afterward had a fishing place at Cohoes, accord- 

 ing to De Vries. 



5 A trail led across the Helderbergs to the Schoharie valley. 

 The Indian Ladder was on the site of the present Indian Ladder 

 road, one mile from Guilderland station. In a niche where the 

 rocks were 20 feet high a tree was felled against them, the lopped 

 branches forming a ladder. It was in use in 1820. — Harper's, Oct. 

 1869 



6 There were many relics in New Scotland, with camps at Clarks- 

 ville and on the Hotaling farms. — Howell, p. 908 



7 Camps along the Oniskethau creek. — Howell, p. 908 



8 Camps on the Slingerland flats. — Howell, p. 908 



9 "Mr Brayton says that in digging the turnpike road, in ascend- 

 ing Kiddenhook hill, on the road to Bethlehem many human bones, 

 supposed to be Indian, were found. . . at a spot where the 

 soil is light and sandy. On the hill above his house is a level field, 

 where arrowheads have been found in large numbers." — School- 

 craft. Report, p. 226 



10 In Coon's meadows on Catskill creek and on the outskirts of 

 Preston Hollow the Stockbridges had recent camps. This is in 

 Rensselaerville, where there were trails in 171 1. 



11 P. M. Van Epps notes some relics about the lakes in Knox 

 and Berne. There was a small camp on Thompson's lake. 



