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Robbins in 1802, in his recently printed journal. He described 

 it as ** nearly four square, the corners a little rounded, facing 

 very nearly the cardinal points. It is a little more than 20 rods 

 from north to south and from east to west a little less." He differs 

 from others in describing two gates on the west side with one on 

 the east, but was probably correct. He said, " On the west side 

 are evident marks of violence, places in the wall being thrown 

 down into the ditch." 



De Witt Clinton described it as " elliptical in shape " and said 

 that it covered three acres. — Squier, p. 32. Mr Clark made it a 

 square of four and one half acres. He adds that " on the south 

 side were numerous holes about 2 feet deep and 6 feet apart as 

 if an intrenchment or circumvallation had been commenced and 

 not finished." In his plan these appear in a straight line. They 

 were probably caches. — Clark, 2:326. The writer examined the 

 spot with Mr Hunter, who had owned the place since 1840, and 

 part of the results appear in fig. 64. The work was on a broad 

 elliptic hill and extended some distance down the sides. The long 

 axis was from north to south and the area about two and one half 

 acres. Relics much as usual with fresh water shells. It was an 

 earthwork. 



There proves to be an account of the forts on lots 70 and 81, 

 Elbridge, in a journal kept by Lieut. Col. William Stevens, who 

 visited them in October 1791. In Onondaga's centennial, p. 685, 

 these are incorrectly located on lot 84. The description is good, 

 but has few details regarding the smaller work. The timber seemed 

 a second growth in and around the fort. The work on lot 70 was 

 elliptic, . the longest diameter being north and south, inclosing about 

 two and three fourths acres. There was a gate in the east as well as 

 the west bank. " The butments on each side are plain to be seen." 

 In both cases the trees on the wall were larger than the others^ but 

 this was due to the more rapid growth in made soil. 



42 The writer also gives his own plan of the small fort on lot 

 81, half a mile southeast of the last, and a mile west of Elbridge 

 village on the old Squire Munro farm. Fig. 62 represents this. 



