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1 In the town of Greece the Erie canal forms the northern 

 boundary of George H. Lee*s farm. In digging it in 1820 or 

 1822, 20 skeletons were found, but no articles with them. — Harris, 

 p. 27 



2 Mounds and burial places have been found at various spots 

 along a supposed trail westward from Hanford's landing below 

 Rochester. Large skeletons, copper ornaments, etc. were found in 

 these. Half a mile east of the Lee farm on that of Samuel Trues- 

 dale in Greece, several skeletons were exhumed in 1878, one of 

 these being very large. This was separate from the rest under a 

 low niound and with a piece of mica and an arrowpoint, — Harris, 

 p. 26 



3 A mound was reported in Chili a few miles northwest of Scotts- 

 ville. — Sqiiier, p. 60 



4 E. P. Clapp reports an early village site half a mile north 

 northwest of the river -bridge between Scottsville and Henrietta, 

 east of the river. There are many mussel shells but no graves. 

 There is also an old cemetery west of and near Scottsville, in a 

 gravel pit. The skeletons are drawn up, but no articles are found 

 except a flat stone at the feet of each. There is another cemetery 

 80 rods south of the last, with large bones. The faces turn down 

 and the hands are under the heads. A grave was found half a mile 

 southeast of Scottsville, a fine pipe lying with the skeleton. Some 

 pottery occurs. farther east. 



There was a Seneca village at Scottsville below Ohagi. — 

 Morgan, p. 434 



5 Southwest of Rochester and within three miles of Scottsville 

 in the town of Wheatland were four old works. — Barber, p. 271. 

 Others say two, and Kirkland visited two in 1798. The first he 

 found '* about two miles west of Allen's residence, which was on an 

 extensive flat at a deserted Indian village near the junction of a 

 creek (probably Allen's) with the Genesee, eight miles north of 

 the old Indian village of Kanawageas and five miles north of the 

 magic spring, so called by the Indians, (Caledonia) who believed 

 its waters had the power of petrifying all things subjected to their 

 influence. This work inclosed about six acres and had six gates.'* 



