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11 A half circular wall was on the land of R. Wilson and the St 

 Lawrence lead mining .company. It had a gate midway on the west 

 side and the ends of the wall rested against rocks. From the gate 

 a wall crossed a stream to other rocks. — Hough, p. 20. Fig. 80 is 

 his plan. 



12 Dr McFadden reported a small fort a mile southwest of ]\Ias- 

 sena. It was like that at Racket River and on high land. 



13 A village site near the east end of Long Sault island yields 

 abundant pottery. Seven skeletons were found in a mound south of 

 this, a large pitcher-like vessel, four gouges, and " some very coarse 

 cloth, which looked like our hair cloth, only very coarse. Also 

 seven strings of beads." The other mound, was half a mile from, 

 this. 



14 A stone mortar and pestle were found a mile east of Massena. 

 Center and arrowheads are frequent in many places. 



These forts belong to a group on the north side of the St Lav;- 

 rence and are early Iroquois in character. 



Saratoga county, i A cemetery is reported on the south bank 

 of the Sacandaga, in the town of Edinburg but is in the town of 

 Day. — French, p. 588 



2 Near the mill pond on Snookkill in Wilton were early camps 

 or a village. — French, p. 593 



3 There was a site at Saratoga village with early relics. — 

 Auringer 



4 Early relics are found on the camp sites on the fiats at Sara- 

 toga lake. — Stone, p. 89 



5 South of Staffo.rd's bridge on the south side of the outlet 

 was a grave with pottery. — Stone, p. 90 



6 A supposed pottery kiln was south of Fish creek between 

 the bridge and the " old Milligan place." — Stone, p. 89 



7 " Camp sites along Fish creek from Saratoga lake to Schuyler- 

 ville. One very large one is near the mouth." — Hildburgh 



8 Large camp four miles from the mouth. — Hildburgh 



9 A recent camp or village site on " Arrowhead farm." This is 

 on a hill west of Saratoga^ lake a mile south of the north end. — 

 Hildburgh 



