about getting over Catarawgus this morn-
-ing before we started, and this heavy
rain increased them; however we mov-
-ed on over a fine country, tho a trying road
the Limbs, the Brush and the Logs were
ever in our way, much of the Timber in
this days ride has been Hemlock, some
Chesnut, Sugar maple, Beech, Oak &c but
as we advanced towards Catarawgus, we
had a large proportion of very fine
poplars; when we got near to the river
we passed through a very luxuriant rich
bottom, with an uncommon luxuriant growth of vegetation and about sunset arrived at
the stream, which we found to be many
pearches out of its banks at the Common
fording place, and our guide signed to us
that it would run over our horses backs
and sweep them away; we therefore being con
-cluded to pitch Camp, we were got being in-
to an Open bottom where there was pretty
well of grass, so that our horses would
have done very well if it had not been
for the gnats and muschetoes; we struck
up a fire, and under some Bushes, we had
put up to keep of the due, got a pretty