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NOTES 



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THE NINTH BOOK. 



Note A* 



It being my intention to collect in this work whatever 

 can throw light on the history of the two Americas, I shall 

 state succinctly the results of the most recent researches on 

 the lines of fortification, and the tumuli found between the 

 Rocky Mountains and the chain of the Alleghanies. The for- 

 tifications chiefly occupy the space between the great lakes 

 of Canada, the Mississipi, and the Ohio, from the 44° to the 

 39° of latitude. Those which advance most towards the 

 north-east are on the Black River, one of the tributary 

 streams of lake Ontario. Towards the west we discover 

 scattered and inconsiderable mountains, in the county of 

 Genesee, but they augment in number and greatness as we 

 advance towards the banks of Cataraugus-creek ; and from 

 that creek, they succeed without interruption, west and 

 south-west, on a length of 50 miles. The most remarkable 

 antient fortifications in the state of the Ohio, are : 1st, 

 Newark (Licking County). A very regular octagon, con- 

 taining an area of 32 acres, and connected with a circular 

 circumvallation of 16 acres. The eight great doors of the 

 octagon are defended by eight works placed before each 

 opening. 2dly, Perry County. Numerous walls, not in 



