. Otzinachson : a history of the West Branch Valley of the Susquehanna: its first settlement, privations endured by the early pioneers, Indian wars, predatory incursions, abductions and massacres, together with an account of the fair play system; and the trying scenes of the big run-away ... biographical sketches of the leading settlers .... ximatesize of the inclosure, at the time when it was built, we must notforget that the cliff has undoubtedly crumbled and been muchworn away by the influence of the elements during the se\eralcenturies that have elapsed since its occupation; and that, cons
. Otzinachson : a history of the West Branch Valley of the Susquehanna: its first settlement, privations endured by the early pioneers, Indian wars, predatory incursions, abductions and massacres, together with an account of the fair play system; and the trying scenes of the big run-away ... biographical sketches of the leading settlers .... ximatesize of the inclosure, at the time when it was built, we must notforget that the cliff has undoubtedly crumbled and been muchworn away by the influence of the elements during the se\eralcenturies that have elapsed since its occupation; and that, conse-quently, the area, its embankments included, must have beenmuch greater than at the present time. This fortification is doubly interesting to us, from the fact thatit is the only one in the West Branch Valley that we have a histor-ical notice of More than a century and a half ago that sterling 68 HISTORY OF THE WEST BRANCH VALLEY. interpreter, Conrad Weiser, whilst on a journc) up the WestBranch, as an authorized Indian agent of the government, in-spected and described it in the diary that he made it his duty tokeep. The account handed down to us by the Moravians is asfollows: March 21, 1737, Conrad Weiser, an educated German, passed up the West Branch,and during the forenoon reached the large stream known as Canusarago, now called. SITE OF THE ANCIENT FORTIFICATION.* * Sketch map showing the form and location of the ancient mound, supposed tohave been built by the Mound Builders, near the mouth of Muncy Creek. It isnow entirely obliterated. This sketch is taken from the accounts given by old men,who saw it at an early day. 2. House of Mr. Fribley. 3. The ancient fortification, curved at the extremities so as to extend to the cliff is very steep, and probably twenty feet high, at the bottom of which flowsWolf Run. The fortification extends nearly due north and south. On the east theground is exceedingly level for a long distance. The embankment was made of earthand
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