showed evident marks of fear; and the task being likely
to fall on me, I pulled of my great Coat &
tyed it up well behind me, and raised
my saddlebags by putting some luggage
under them, and having previously
cut a pole to carry in my hand to mea-
-sure the depth of the stream &c, I entered
it the river without much fear, tho not without care:
and found our guide was mistaken in
its depth, and well for us he was, for
had it been as deep as he expected,
no horse could have stood before it the stream, I
got safely through, my Companons view-
-ing me with exercise of mind; when
the saw me safely landed with safety the follow
-ed, and arrived also safe with gladened
hearts; we then pursued our Journey
with chearfulness down the rich bottoms
of said stream, a great number of Poplers
large beautiful Poplars, White Oaks, Pines,
and Blackwalnuts made there appearance
also some fine natural Meadows of good grass,
and in 10 miles we arrived at a Village
of Munsy

Indians in a Champion Country being the first dwellings we had seen since we left for the Allegeny hav-
-ing rode through an open Wood for 4 or