was accordingly provoided, who engaged
to call on us tomorrow morning by sun-
-rise ---- a heavy shower of rain this even-
-ing, so our going home which way
we will looks discouraging, on accoun t
of getting over some large Waters; this
River for several days past has been
near three feet higher than when we first
came. ---- our going up and down this
river while among the Indians
makes 45 miles

7th

About Sunrise this Morning our
guide, Indian John

a Chief that lives in
this Town called on us, and being ready
to take our departure; about 5 OClock
we took an affectionate farewell of
our Young Friends and set of for the
mouth of Buffaloe, we went up the Ri-
-ver about five miles, through a very
thick Wood, and a great quantity of
Windfel timber, there was a large pro-
-portion of young stuff growing up, and
next to no path; we frequently got very
wet from the bushes, we then left the River
to our right and went up a fine Country
heavily timbered, mostly white pine, having