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with burned stones and camp refuse around the edge. D. "S. 

 Marvin reported about 200, sometimes almost touching. There 

 have been no graves found and but little pottery. 



7 A work of the usual type in Hounsfield on the shore of Black 

 River bay, between Muskallunge creek and Storr's harbor. — Hough, 

 p. II. It was two and one half miles from Sacket Harbor. 



8 A work in Hounsfield two miles from Brownsville. — Hough, 



p. 13 



9 An ossuary near Brownsville on Black river, 12 feet square 

 and 4 deep. — Squier, p. 29. Hough mentioned this and said they 

 were frequent. 



10 A natural mound in East Hounsfield on Elmer Everett's farm, 

 used for burial. It is two miles from Brownsville. 



11 A bone pit in Rutland three miles east of Watertown was on 

 a hillside and covered with large stones. Below these was a pit, 

 6 feet square by 4 deep filled with human bones. — Squier, p. 29 



12 Half a mile west of Black River village and north of the 

 river was a fort nearly square but with rounded angles. There 

 was one gate and the area was one and one quarter acres. This 

 was in Le Ray. Skeletons were found and the usual relics. — 

 Squier, p. 25, pi. 3, no. 3. His plan is given in fig. 45. One figured 

 and described by Mr Hough is said to be the s^me and is on Aaron 

 Poor's land. The diameter is 14 rods. There are fireplaces within 

 and without and a cemetery. — Regents, 1851, p. loi, fig. i. His 

 plan in fig. 46 differs much from Mr Squier's. 



13 Hough describes one on Matthew Parkison's land, a mile 

 north of this, south of West creek. There are fireplaces within 

 and without the walls. — Regents, 1851, p. loi, fig. 2. His plan is 

 given in fig. 52. 



14 In the same town of Le Ray and four miles northwest of no. 

 12, was a lozenge-shaped work, the most regular Mr Squier had 

 seen in New York. There were two gates, and a considerable 

 interval along a steep bank. Skeletons were found, and the usual 

 relics. — Squier, p. 26, pi. 4, no. i. His plan appears in fig. 53. 



15 A larger and similar work was three miles west of the last 

 and near Sanfords Corners. There were graves and relics. — 



