ed by the warmth of the
nter of these stones have been fo
ut Buffalo Creek, & probably in some
the bowels of the Earth contains a mass of
Rocks of the same medical qualitys from which the
Seneca Oil Issues ----

We left Amsterdam

about eight Oclock and
rode to Batavia 40 Miles - Some part of the
way thro' Open plains of limestone land
& a great scarcity of Water and other parts
cover'd with heavy timber of several kinds
such as Bass Beech, Sugar Maple, hemloc &
pine, the land of an exelent quality &
fort -- Batavia is situated at the Great P
of the Tonewanta - a very fine Mill, Court
two Taverns - & several good dweling p
compose the Village which with s
improv'd farms adjoining, have
built & Made within five years
evening a number of Indians fro
ariv'd here on their way to the Grea
at Buffalo Creek -- they had one
with them dress'd neatly in an engl
for which we gave her some credit --
all behav'd sober & civilly without
a drop of Liquor to our knowledge,
be noted with satisfaction that i