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5 Indian corn grinders, axes and arrowheads were often plowed 

 up at the Maspeth hills. — Fiirman. The Maspeths lived at the head 

 of Newtown creek. — Thompson, p. 410 



6 A small shell heap was at Sanford's point, Astoria, opposite 

 the north end of Blackwell's island. There were early and quite 

 modern relics. 



Rensselaer county. This is mainly, perhaps entirely, Algonquin 

 territory as both sides of the Hudson were outside of the early Iro- 

 quois limits here. 



1 Old Schaghticoke is near the mouth of the Hoosick river. The 

 Mohawks gave the Schaghticokes a home here. The Knicker- 

 bocker cemetery is the site of an Indian burial place. Near by is 

 the Wittenagemote or Council tree. — French, p. 559. This is a 

 Dutch name applied to an Indian custom and place. 



2 A site has been reported near Buskirk Bridge on the Tyoshoke 

 creek with relics thence to Schaghticoke. 



All the following except the last two, were reported by Rev. O. C. 

 Auringer of Troy, who has done much thorough work. He found 

 few celts but many scrapers. Until recently he had found little 

 earthenware which is generally rare east of the Hudson. Now he 

 has large fragments. 



3 There is a site on Crooked lake east of the source of the 

 Wynantskill in the town of Sand Lake. This has scrapers and 

 grooved axes. 



4 A recent cemetery was opened in Lansingburg in 1897, but a 

 neighboring camp was of an earlier type. 



5 There was an early camping spot of three acres with signs of 

 two occupations on Green island. There were no gouges or 

 pottery. 



6 Early site and cemetery at South Troy. 



7 Vandenburgh's hill. A varied and successive occupation over 

 five acres, with finest articles near the surface. 



8 East Troy (Albia). A group of small sites extending over a 

 hundred acres. Very rude articles. Remarkable for having no 

 arrowheads, spears, knives, polished work or pottery. 



9 The Moenemines' castle was on land bought by Van Rensse- 

 laer in 1630 of the Mahikans east of the river. He also bought land 

 of them on the west side. — Doc. his. N. Y. 14:1 



