ABORIGINAL OCCUPATION OF NEW YORK III 



12 One near Stittvllle on the east side of the creek and half way 

 between the next and Holland Patent. 



13 Two small hamlets west of the Nine Mile creek and near its 

 mouth in Marcy. One was quite near the creek, the other farther 

 west and opposite the Oriskany monument. There are others in 

 this town not definitely located. 



14 In enlarging the canal in Oriskany in 1849, ^^ or 'more skele- 

 tons were found in logs hollowed out by burning. They had 

 medals and ornaments. One medal of George I was dated in 1731. 

 The others were dated from 1731 to 1735. In two instances the 

 heads of three or four skeletons were placed together and the bodies 

 radiated from these. There are ear and nose ornaments of red 

 slate and some pipes. ^-J ones, p. 829 



15 A recent cemetery on the north side of the Mohawk opposite 

 the mouth of Oriskany creek. The tradition is that the Indians 

 who fell at Oriskany were buried there. The relics Mr Pride found 

 there however were all early. 



16 On the north bank of the Mohawk, in Marcy and half a mile 

 east of Oriskany, a spot on the table-land was called the castle. On 

 this was a second growth of timber in 1796. Iron axes were found 

 there and from 20 to 30 deep caches. A low mound was 18 inches 

 high and from 8 to 10 feet across. — Jones, p. 244 



17 A line of lodge sites extends all through Marcy to Deerfield 

 on the terrace north of the river. All but one are early. One is 

 midway and none have pottery. Articles rude. 



18 Three skeletons were exhumed near Hamilton college. The 

 middle one lay in an opposite direction to the others and had a 

 metallic cross on the breast. — Jones, p. 829 



19 After the revolution the Oneidas left Oriskany and part came 

 to the Mile square in Augusta, which had long before been occupied 

 by them. — Jones, p. 96 



20 Near Oriskany creek on both sides in Marshall and Kirkland 

 lived 400 Broth erton Indians mostly near Deansville. — Jones, p. 247 



21 Hatch's mound, west of Rome and near Green's Corners, is 

 reputedly of Indian origin but this is more than doubtful. A small 

 mound and excavation near may be artificial. 



