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also in Hamburg, Boston and elsewhere. There were also copper 

 implements and several stoned-up springs. — Johnson. 28, 29 p. 

 L. W. Calver adds items of interest on East Aurora sites from his 

 explorations in 1882, A large recent village was two miles from 

 the village of East Aurora. Venetian beads were so abundant as 

 to give one spot the name of Bead Hill. Brass kettles and medals 

 were found and many graves. 



18 Two hills in the north part of Aurora had circular works. 

 Large human bones were near, and iron axes and pottery.— Wright, 

 p. 283. North of East Aurora and close to. the north line of the 

 town were abrupt hills and muddy ponds. Two hills had circular 

 works. — Johnson, p. 124. Another account speaks of burial mounds. 



19 Turner says there were more relics in Aurora than in any 

 similar space in western New York. There were many in the 

 village both old and recent. — Turner. Hoi. p. 30, 31. ReHcs and 

 some skeletons are found in digging most cellars in East Aurora. — 

 Comley. Mr Calver found early relics on Fort Hill, not far from 

 the main street of East Aurora. Clay pipes occurred elsewhere. 



20 There were several clearings near Boston Center. A fort in 

 one inclosed two ahd one half acres, and an artificial roadway ran 

 thence to Hamburg. Celts were abundant. — Johnson, p. 121. The 

 roadway was probably natural. 



21 '' Eighteen Mile creek. Here are vestiges of the Indians, old 

 forts, town sites, etc. Time and scrutiny are alone necessary to 

 bring out its antiquities." — Schoolcraft. Report, p. 224. The 

 writer found some slight traces at the mouth of the creek and 

 learned of nothing more then. Afterward he saw early flint articles 

 and gorgets from Hamburg and Idlewood. 



22 A mound, probably natural, was at the mouth of Cattaraugus 

 creek. It was quite large and when it was washed away in 1844 

 skeletons and recent relics were found. Marcus Sackett of Silver 

 Creek described this and neighboring sites. 



23 A semicircular work on the north bank of Cattaraugus creek 

 one and one half miles from the lake and about 17 rods long. Area 

 less than an acre. Recent. — Cheney, p. 38, pi. i, fig. i. His plan 



