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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Journey into Indian Country

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in a Boat, a little above its outlet, it be-
-ing one mile across wide, and 13 or 14 feet deep
we were informed the Lake was 45 miles
long, and in places four Miles Wide, we now
entred a pretty thick settled Country, consi-
-derably improved, the Land still very good
with plenty of Limestone, and in eight miles
crossed a large lively stream which
is formed being was the outlet of Owasco Lake, which
was Lake is 12 miles long and one broad; about 1 ½
miles miles on this side we fed at one Good-
-riches, thence to Carpenters 10½ miles over
a very fine Country pretty well watered
which has not been the case which has not been the case for until latterly
many miles back which Country was considerably settled, few of
the improvments older than four years,
I have been much delighted in the last 15
miles ride, in beholding the beautiful and
well grown fields of Wheat, Clover and Ti-
-mothy mixed, and lots of Corn, -- I thought
one half of the Cleared Land was in with grass
and that many farmers would cut from
20 to 30 Tons of Hay. For thirty miles back
I think it is without exception the best body
of land I have seen since we left home. We
got a five O Clock dinner at Carpenters