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Rh 53. Remains of an earthwork, figured by Schoolcraft, are still to be seen on Fort Hill, Auburn. The pipes found here are peculiar. Two other sites have been identified in Auburn, and there were Cayuga settlements on Cayuga Lake, Salmon Creek, and Seneca River, mostly of the historic period. A well-known site is on Frontenac Island. Skeletons were dug up in Fleming in 1878. West of Cross Lake are sites but partially examined, and yielding coarse implements. Early sites have been found in the southern part of the county.

The Tuscarora village of Conaseraga was in this county, as well as some Oneida hamlets and villages. There is said to have been an earthwork at Cazenovia, and there are burial-places near there. The most noted site is at Nichols Pond, on the Mile strip, which is claimed as the stockade attacked by Champlain in 1615. It is a few miles northeast of Cazenovia, and presents strong points of agreement and disagreement with Champlain's picture. It is prehistoric and yields fine relics. There was a fishing village at Bridgeport, and other sites will be mentioned in connection with Pompey.

Town of Clay.—On lot 14, near the Seneca River, was a small village and burial-place; and also on lot 16, at Oak Orchard, skeletons, tablets, arrows, pestles, celts, &c., have been found. A fine slate "bird-pipe" was picked up here in 1878; also slate arrows on lot 48, and a sandstone tube on lot 49. A fine copper celt, weighing 2 pounds 14 ounces, was recently found on lot 22.

Town of Lysander.—Near Belgium, on lot 82, a fine banner-stone was discovered, and also a fine and curious copper celt in 1878.

11. A village site exists at Cold Spring, lot 100. Human remains, celts, banner-stones, flint and quartz arrows are most frequent here. A bird totem, unique in form and material, has also been found on this spot.

10. On lot 89 was an earthwork, inclosing about 2 acres, within two circular ditches. Something like a wall was between these. It was on high ground, and the relics are earthenware, celts, pipes, and slender arrows of flint.

Two small hamlets were on lots 93 and 94, with similar relics, but coarser arrows; and two others occur on lots 86 and 87 (15), near Float Bridge and Railroad Bridge.

16. At Baldwinsville are vestiges of three small hamlets on the north side of the river, one of some size. The relics do not differ from those on neighboring sites.

17. A village site of two acres, probably once stockaded, occurs on high ground on lot 78. The arrows are slender and pottery fine.

18. A village site of two acres is on lot 76, where line drills, celts, arrows, &c., are found, with banner-stones.