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Vandewater farm. Clarence works are now obliterated. " Some 

 bone-pits, in addition to those already mentioned, occur in Clarence 

 township." — Squier, p. 80, 81 



12 Five miles eas't of the last mentioned fort was one at Fisher's 

 falls in Newstead, on the south side of Murderer's creek. It was 

 somewhat oval and had caches. Squier thought it a work men- 

 tioned by Kirkland in 1787. — Squier, p. 80, pi 11, no. 2. Fig. 30 

 represents this fort. 



13 A small work on lot 2, Lancaster, was supposed to be the 

 nearest to no. 4. It ay^s four miles southeast of Lancaster village 

 and near Little Buffalo creek. Almost circular, with four gates 

 and several large caches. Area less than an acre. — Squier, p. 75, 

 pi. 9, no. 2. All Lancaster sites are obliterated. Fig. 35 is from 

 Squier's plan, on a scale of 200 feet to i inch. Another was half 

 a mile southeast of this, on or near lot 6 Lancaster. The outline has 

 been called a curving triangle with five gates. The area was over an 

 acre and there were large caches. — Squier, p. y6, pi. g, no. 3. His 

 plan is given in fig. 2y on the same scale. On the north side of 

 Little Buffalo creek was a circular work,, with five gateways, 

 inclosing an acre. A mound was across the stream. — Turner, 

 Hoi. p. 35. Apparently the same. 



14 On the south side of this creek, opposite the fort mentioned, 

 and between the creek and a small stream entering it, is a wall 

 across the point. — Turner. Hoi p. 35 



15 In Lancaster, probably on lot 3 of the late reservation, was 

 a curious work on the south bank of Little Buffalo creek. It is 

 on a bluff nearly 200 feet high, and is not large. It was rectangular, 

 but there were wide gaps between the perfect sections of banks. — 

 Squier, p. yy, pi. 10, no. i. The plan is given in fig. 36. 



16 Two miles southwest of this,, on lot 29 of the same range 

 and on the south side of Big Buffalo creek, was a similar work 

 about 800 feet around, having three gateways, as well as an 

 open space 10 rods wide at the southwest corner. Other works 

 were reported at various places on the south line of the reserva- 

 tion. — Squier, p. 77 



17 Hundreds of French axes have been found on Cazenovia 

 creek and on the adjacent hills a mile south of East Aurora. Many 



