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the valley. The interior mound approached an ellipse being 6i 

 by 65 feet, with an altitude of lo feet above the lower mound, which 

 was three feet high. Eight sitting skeletons formed a circle within, 

 and there were fine relics. The fields around showed ancient culti- 

 vation. — Cheney, p. 40, pi. 3. This plan is given in fig. 8, on a 

 scale of 500 feet to the inch. 



6 In the town of Xapoh, half a mile \vest of the Narrows, there 

 is a mound 120 feet in circumference, on a high hill, 600 feet above 

 the Conewango. — Larkin, p. 16-17. On the west side a stream 

 flows to the Allegheny. 



7 Mr Cheney reported t^vo rectangular excavations on lot 49, 

 Leon, now considered natural^ but there were relics, hearths, and 

 traces of ancient cultivation. — Cheney, p. 40 



8 In Randolph village, west of the Conewango and partly in- 

 closed by it, was a bank across the level terrace, 60 rods long. 

 Over 30 caches were formerly seen. — Cheney, p. 41, pi. 4. Cheney's 

 plan is given in fig. 18, on a scale of 1400 feet to one inch and he 

 also mentions a mound. Dr Larkin adds notes of interest, it being 

 his home. Blocks of mica and stone hearths were found, and 

 thousands of reHcs occurred within a mile around. — Larkin, p. 10 



9 A nearly circular work, a mile east of this group, is about 1000 

 feet around and has four gateways each 12 feet wide. There are 

 hearths and caches.' It is included in the last plan. — Cheney, p. S41. 

 The work is near the home of J. E. Weeden, and has an area of 

 three acres. — Larkin, p. 10 



10 A circular work on Elm creek, near East Randolph, is 287 

 feet wide with many caches. — Cheney, p. 40, pi. 2, no. 2. This plan 

 appears in fig. 10, on a scale of 250 feet to one inch. Larkin says 

 that hundreds of relics have been found. Mr Reynolds thought 

 this a work of one acre, on J. N. Metcalfs land. 



1 1 Two miles from the Allegheny up Cold Spring creek were two 

 sepulchral mounds about 10 feet high. — Larkin, p. 27 



12 A mound in Cold Spring 500 feet west of the Allegheny river 

 was 20 feet high and 200 feet around. " Cart-loads " of bones were 

 taken from it with fine copper and stone articles. — Larkin, p. 22 



