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is given in fig. 31. Mr Sackett found many iron axes there but 

 no bank. 



24 A point with a bank 15 rods long near H. Silverheel's house 

 east of Cattaraugus creek with bone pits and European relics. Fig. 

 85 is a sketch of this by Mr Sackett. 



25 Mr Sackett reported a mound a mile farther south, and Mr 

 Cheney gives others or perhaps the same. His plan is in fig. 25. — 

 Cheney, p. 38, pi. 1, no. 2 



26 Forest Lawn group in Buffalo, east of Black Rock, embracing 

 eight small sites. 



27 At some distance north of the mouth of tl^attaraugus creek, 

 where a road approaches the shore, was an early village. Another 

 was near the creek, northeast of Irving. Visited by the writer 

 with Dr R. M. Evarts in 1899. 



28 Near schoolhouse no. i was a village between the creek and 

 road. Southeast of this was another near the creek, possibly 

 fortified. 



29 Due east of the last was an earthwork on the edge of the bluff 

 and half a mile from the creek. 



30 Another fort was half a mile farther east, and half a mile 

 beyond is a remaining mound about five feet high. It is in a level 

 field. Dr R. M. Evarts, of Silver Creek, was the writer's guide 

 through this interesting group. Mr Cheney reported a mound and 

 excavation in this vicinity, p. 39, pi. i, no. 3. Fig. 26 is taken from 

 this. 



31 L. W. Calver found a large workshop in the village of Will- 

 iamsville, with local and foreign materials. 



Some supplementary remarks may be made on Erie county, 

 founded on the local collections of the = Buffalo society of natural 

 sciences. A string of rice shells, tinged with copper, came from 

 a grave on Barnard street. Village sites east and southeast of 

 Buffalo had early flint articles. Similar sites were north of the city, 

 and others in the Parkside district and on Seneca street aad on the 

 Abbott road. A site on the Indian Church road was of a mixed 

 character. The articles were mostly of the Iroquois type but there 

 were early scrapers in the refuse. At this place and one other, 

 perforated Melantho shells were found. 



