. The journal of Lieut. John L. Hardenbergh of the Second New York continental regiment from May 1 to October 3, 1779, in General Sullivan's campaign against the western Indians . ^^■^^:i^ Fig. 4.—Plan of Ancient Work near Auburn, N. Y. (Fort, Hill).—From Ancient Monuments of the United Slates. No. 1.—By E. G. Squier, Harpers Magazine, May, 1880, p. 743. Nations. Prior to their occupancy of it, another, and dif-fei-cnt race of people resided heiC. Agassiz has declared that,in his ()])iiii(m, America, so far as lier i)hysical history isconcerned has been falsely denominated the New w
. The journal of Lieut. John L. Hardenbergh of the Second New York continental regiment from May 1 to October 3, 1779, in General Sullivan's campaign against the western Indians . ^^■^^:i^ Fig. 4.—Plan of Ancient Work near Auburn, N. Y. (Fort, Hill).—From Ancient Monuments of the United Slates. No. 1.—By E. G. Squier, Harpers Magazine, May, 1880, p. 743. Nations. Prior to their occupancy of it, another, and dif-fei-cnt race of people resided heiC. Agassiz has declared that,in his ()])iiii(m, America, so far as lier i)hysical history isconcerned has been falsely denominated the New was the hrst dry land lifted out of the waters; hers,the first shore washed by the ocean that enveloped all theearth beside; and while Europe was represented only by OF CAYUGA COUNTY, X. Y, 97. islands, rising here and there above the sea, America stretchedan nnbroken hne of hind, from Nova Scotia to the Far West. The charac-teristics of this earlyrace, can only be judgedof by the vestiges oftheir works yet in exis-tence, as found widelyscattered all over thecountry. It has been inferredthat this race was anagricultural people, de-pendent upon the soilrather-than the chasefor support. When, orhow they disappeared,is veileil in is, however, clear thatmany centuries musthave elapsed since theyoccupied the country. The aborigines of thecountry possessed in amoderate degree, inventive talent whichwas born of their firstgreat necessities—foodand clothing; secondlyof the means for offenceand defense; thirdl}^,transportation ; and fourthly, of a desire for ornamentation,lis manifestation is shown in their implements of the chase andwarfare, the bow and arrows and spears, the flint heads of
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