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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Journey into Indian Country

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an eminence of perhaps 250 or 300 feet
ellevation, we had a view of Lake Onterio


>at 10 or 12 miles distance, also at 12 or 14
miles distance on a strait line we had
a fair view of the fog or Mist which
arose from the great falls, which it ascended
up like a Cloud, we could while riding
along here very plainly hear the roar-
-ing of the Water, like the Noise of a
Mighty Wind. Went to John Hills
to Breakfast 10 miles, stoped at Ben-
-jamin Hills
near by, where we took an Af-
-fectionate farewell of Jeremiah More
and his Wife, we we John Hill bear-
-ing us Company, we went to William
Lundy’s
, where we dined, 5m then
passing by the falls 2 ½ miles we rode up
the River 12 miles, then turned to our
right 8 miles to Asa Schoolies where we
Lodged. 40 miles today

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Having got our linen linen &c. Washed &
being ready to leave Canada

, I feel easy
to make one general note of the face of the
Country, Timber &c. As far as I have been