that it was with the greatest dif-
-ficulty our horses kept their feet
and I found myself frequently un-
-der the necessity of taking hold of
my horses tail to help me up, ma-
-ny of these Mountains where so load-
-ed with spruce and hemlock that
at noon day, tho a bright sun and
the ground covered with snow, it
looked like twilight to look up the
North side of them, and in many
places there were such a number
of tress blown across the path
that it was with the greatest diffi-
-culty we got round or over some
of them, and in some other places tho high
up on the mountains, we were
nearly to the horses bellies in Mud and Ice
and for 18 miles in this Wild roman-
-tick scene not so much as one Cabin
was to be found, nor I suppose ever will tho it abounded with
Deer, Bear, and Wolf Tracks, with other Wild Beasts we got
to Bath