thence a few settlements: to Onadaga Creek,
3 miles in an uncommon Valley surround-
-ed with high hills, in said Valley a num-
-ber of good improvements,

From Lake Erie to this place a level Coun-
-try, not a Mountain in the Whole way, nor
very few hills that a Waggon need lock down,
but now for about 17 miles forward the Land is con-
-siderably hilly, and in places stony, for the
first 9 or 10 miles pretty thick settled, with
good improvements, from thence to Cana-
-soraga a smart water that runs into Onei-
-da Lake, about five miles mostly Woods,
as here we fed our horses, and rested seve-
-ral hours the day being very Warm, as
we descended a long hill down to this
place we killed a Rattle Snake about
four feet long, as thick in the Middle as
as a good pitchfork handle, but was
much smaller towards its head; it was
of a lively dark brown, conveying a mixed
colour to the Eye, beautiful to appearance,
it lay still in the road, neither offered to
fight, or run. ---- In the coarse of this
days ride, we passed within a few miles to