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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Some Account of my Residence among the Indians continued (Notes 2nd)

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and a path being markt thro' the wilderness
to pine creek which emties into the west Branch
of Susquehannah Francis King

propos'd send
ing a pilot with me thro the as far as the
first settlement on Pine Creek --

19th

About eight Oclock tok Leave of my
companion Joel

& the Indians that were with
me, and proceeded on thro' the wilderness nearly
an east and sometimes southeast direction--
past up the waters of the Oswego Creek about
15 miles, thence over two or three mountains
and encampt on one of the head waters of the
Allegany River where it was about large enough
to turn a mill haveing come I supose twenty
five miles the path generally pretty good, the Land
Clear of Stone and of an exelent Quality abound
ing with Hemlock white paine Beech, and
in some places wild Cherry and Sugar Maple.
The night being Clear Lodg'd very comfort-
ably beside our fire with out any Covering --

20th

Set forward early and pass'd up a remark
able hollow or narrow vale for about three
miles which appeard to be about 40 Rod wide
at the entrance and terminated at a point
In very high Land running nearly eastward
thence over the high ridge to the head