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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Travels in Some Parts of North America

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Chapter IX.
Genesee Country--Utica--Brothertown--Indian Tale--
The Orchard--Indian Inn--Lakes Skaneatedes, Owas-
co, Seneca, and Canandarque--An Atheist--Holland
Land Company--Praries.

18th of 11th Month, 1805.

I crossed the Mo-
hawk river, and travelled about 30 miles on the
Genesee Turnpike. Having company I stopped
with them at an inn, where we lodged. This inn
does no credit to the country.

11th Month, 19th.

I was joined by an agree-
able young man from Hudson, of the name of
Osborne

, who is in the practice of the law. He
had also in company with him a respectable trades-
man from Balls-town Springs; so we travelled along
pleasantly through the romantic valley of the Mo-
hawk, and, in our journey, saw a few straggling
Indians climbing up the mountains. In the even-
ing we came to the smaller falls of that river,
where the navigation is aided by a number of well
constructed locks. The fall is about 70 feet.
Here is a pretty little town having some good inns,
and standing in a most beautiful and romantic situa-
tion, somewhat resembling Matlock; but the
scenery is more rugged and stupendous.

Here we lodged; and the next morning, the 20th
of 11th Month, we set out, along the German