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6 " On what is called the Knowlton farm about one mile south 

 of the town of Batavia is a small natural elevation which was used 

 as a burial place by the Indians. It has been mistaken for a mound. 

 Various relics have been discovered in plowing over it." — Squier, 

 p. 71. " There are still traces of a mound on Knowlton's farm a 

 mile from Batavia up the Tonawanda. Bones and glass beads have 

 been plowed out of it." — Schoolcraft. Report, p. 215. It was about 

 50 rods from the creek, and eight feet above the general level. — 

 Schoolcraft. Report, p. 282. This seems the one mentioned by 

 Macauley as north (?) of Batavia, and originally 100 feet around 

 and ID or 12 feet high. — Macauley, 2:113 



7 One similar, two miles south of the last, and on high ground. 

 It was " of circular form and with a radius of about one rod." 

 Both were discovered about 1810 and nothing was found in them 

 but human bones. — Schoolcraft. Report, p. 282 



8 " Two miles beyond the second was discovered a burial ground. 

 At that place were plowed up shell, bone or quill beads. . . 

 Beads of shell, bone or porcupine quills have often been found." — 

 Schoolcraft. Report, p. 282. It is the tradition of the Onondagas 

 that their first wampum was of bird quills, but this is the only 

 statement the writer has seen of finding quill beads. If correct they 

 could hardly have been old. 



On his way to Buffalo Mr Kirkland left the bights and came 

 to a barren plain with " one very remarkable spot of nearly 200 

 acres, and passed a steep hill on our right in some places nearly 

 50 feet perpendicular, at the bottom of which is a small lake afford- 

 ing another instance of pagan superstition. The old Indians affirm 

 that formerly a demon in the form of a dragon resided in this lake, 

 and had frequently been seen to disgorge balls of liquid fire, and 

 that to appease his wrath many a sacrifice of tobacco had been 

 made at the lake by the fathers. . .At the extremity of this 

 barren plain we came again to the Tanawande river and forded 

 it about two miles above the Indian town called by that name." — 

 Yates, p. 18, 19 



9 W. L. Hildburgh reports a small village site about a mile 

 north of Lc Roy. 



