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4 The only mound of which he knew was at Oneonta. 



5 Mr Halsey says that on the Susquehanna west of the mouth of 

 the Charlotte river was an Indian orchard, and a mound on an 

 adjacent island was called the grave of Kagatinga, a chief. Vetal 

 Winn reports an early site of three or four acres in the angle 

 made by the south side of the Charlotte river with the Susquehanna. 

 Pottery is found there. Articles from this spot were in the fine 

 collection destroyed in the burning of the Oneonta normal school. 



6 The ancient Unadilla was burned in 1778, and was at the junc- 

 tion of the Unadilla with the Susquehanna on both sides of the 

 river. — Sullivan, p. 23. It was inhabited in 1753 by Stockbridge 

 Indians and was mentioned by the Rev. Gideon Hawley. 



7 " It is stated upon very good authority that an ancient earth- 

 work once existed near Unadilla." — Squier, p. 46. It is also stated 

 that an Indian m.onument of a conical form 10 feet high once 

 stood in this town. — Barber, p. 447. Mr Halsey also mentions this, 

 -a mile below Unadilla on the north side of the river, as a heap of 

 -stones on w'hich the Indians cast a stone as they passed. 



8 He says that there w^as also a mound in which relics were found, 

 but which w^as probably natural, on the north side of the river. 



9 A rather large village with an apple orchard w^as at the mouth of 

 Otego creek. Arrowheads and sinkers are found. 



10 A large site between Schenevus creek and the Susque- 

 hanna river, reported by T. L. Bishop, is thought by him to have 

 been Towanoendalough,the first Mohawk town on the Susquehanna, 

 visited by Rev. Gideon Hawdey in 1753. It is near and a little 

 €ast of Colliersville. The prehistoric relics far outnumber the recent, 

 so that there were at least two occupations. It is on the north side 

 of Schenevus creek and covers from 10 to 15 acres. On the west 

 side of the river arrowheads, hammer stones and flint chips occur. 



1 1 A camp site is two miles north of Colliersville and east of the 

 river. Triangular arrowheads and broken and perfect earthenware 

 are found. 



12 A recent site is one fourth mile south of Portlandville, east 

 of the river. It has rude and early implements. 



