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Sackett, showing the relative position of this and the next earth- 

 work. 



2 A work between a small stream and the Cattaraugus occupied 

 the top of a high and steep bluff on the reservation in the extreme 

 northwest part of the county. A wall, 24 rods long, crossed this. 

 Early relics were found. — Cheney, p. 39, pi. 2, no. i. Mr Sackett 

 gave farther particulars. The small stream was Big Indian creek. 

 Streams entered Cattaraugus creek between the two sites. The 

 area was nearly three acres, and there was a sunken path to the 

 streams. Some excavators found iron axes and human bones in 

 1838. Fig. 15 is Mr Cheney's plan on a scale of 500 feet to the 

 inch. The writer visited the work at Big Indian creek in September 

 1899, with Dr R. M. Evarts of Silver Creek, to whose aid in in- 

 vestigation along Cattaraugus creek, thanks are due. In the deep 

 covered way a flint scraper and a grooved stone were found. There 

 was little pottery and perhaps no long occupation. The wall of 

 about 160 feet runs directly across the ridge, and has a gate at 

 the east. In places it still has a hight of five or six feet from the 

 bottom of the ditch. 



3 A large earthwork several miles farther up, may be that at 

 Point Peter. — Cheney, p. 40. On the west side of the stream Point 

 Peter reaches Cattaraugus creek in an abrupt bluff, on top of which 

 is a half circular work, the open side being on the high cliffs above 

 the creek. This work of three or four acres is on a level plateau, 

 back of the narrow point. This is near Gowanda, and in Persia, 

 where there are relics for miles around. Some pits are on John S. 

 Ackerly's farm. — Adams, p. 20, 270 



4 A burial mound in Dayton, 120 feet around and 10 feet high, 

 was explored in 1889 by H. L. Reynolds, but the exact spot was 

 not given. 



5 '' In the towns of Leon and Conewango a number of burial 

 mounds have been explored. On either side of Conewango valley 

 a chain of fortifications may be traced for more than 20 miles, inter- 

 spersed with numerous mausoleums." — Larkin, p. 4. He gives a 

 figure and description from Cheney. This interesting valley should 

 have fuller exploration. The mound described was on a hill above 



