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are abundant, with some bone fish hooks. Clark's account of a 

 large cemetery is exaggerated. 



12 A small village on a point on the north shore of Oneida lake 

 half way between Brewerton and Constantia. Early relics but na 

 pottery. 



13 There are camps and relics on the lake shore west of Oswego^ 

 near the mouth of Eight Mile creek. They are rare in such situa- 

 tions, but a small camp has also been observed two miles east of 

 Oswego on the shore. Many arrowheads. 



Mr Clark reported remains of old fortifications on both sides of 

 the river near Battle Island but diligent inquiry reveals none. A 

 cache of flint articles was found east of the Battle Island dam. A 

 curious earthwork reported by the writer on the east bank near 

 Hinmansville seems not aboriginal and may not be military. It 

 m.ay have been a camp of Frontenac's army. 



14 Camp on the lake shore 2 miles east of Oswego. Early relics. 

 Otsego county, i The Iroquois had little to do with this county 



till recent times and the few sites are of minor importance. Most 

 of those about Richfield Springs may be placed under one heading, 

 and are taken from Richfield Springs and vicinity, by W. T. Bailey. 

 An oblong mound, often visited by the Oneidas, was reputed to be 

 the grave of a chief and was in Mr Hopkinson's orchard in that 

 town. — Bailey, p. 27. A recent cemetery was on a ridge opposite 

 the lake house. — Bailey, p. 37. Three skeletons were found near 

 that house and a cache of flint articles near the lake. Several places 

 on Oak ridge^ west of the lake, half a mile from the head, had 

 early articles. — Bailey, p. 39. In grading near the bridge east of 

 this ridge skeletons were found with flat stones over the faces. — 

 Bailey, p. 40 



2 Francis W. Halsey says that the first settlers in Coopers- 

 town found arrowheads and stone axes in great abundance. This 

 is the statement in J. F. Cooper's Chronicles of Cooperstozvn, p. 5. 

 Rev. Richmond Shreve writes that there is a supposed sepulchral 

 mound at that place on the east side of the Susquehanna. 



3 Garrett C. Pier reported several camp sites with early reUcs 

 at the northwest end of Otsego lake. 



