rent, and affords a good mill seat. We viewed
the land in this
neighborhood for a considerable
distance, and found it high and of
superior
quality, being covered with sugar trees of enor-
mous size,
black walnut, white walnut, hack-
berry, blue ash, oak buckeye trees,
&c., all very
large. The land appears to be equal in quality
to
any we have seen, not excepting the bottoms
of the Scioto and Paint Creek. About
half a
mile below, a handsome creek falls into the river
from the
north, which we traced for a consider-
able distance, and are convinced it
affords a good
mill seat. This creek bearing no name, we called
it
Dennis' Creek in honor of Philip Dennis
As night approached, Massanonga
knife, left us, and in about fifteen minutes re-
turned with a remarkably fine turkey. This he
prepared and roasted for us in a very nice and
expeditious manner, on which we fared sumptu-
ously. At 9 o'clock we wrapped ourselves in
our blankets, and laid down to sleep before the
fire, having no shelter. The night was frosty;
we, however, slept tolerably and took no cold.
In the night the otters were very noisy along
the river, the deer also
approached our fire and
made a whistling noise; the wolves howled, and
at the dawn of day turkies gobbled in all direct-
tions.