house; and, from the appearance of the inhabi-
tants, I suppose the matter was a chief of the first
order. Upon his head he had a very grotesque
kind of cap, much resembling a lofty antique
helmet. His daughter, who appeared to be a girl
about 13 years old, had a very pleasing Indian
countenance; and her arms were ornamented with
silver bracelets of considerable breadth, both above
and below the elbow. Though her dress was en-
tirely in the Indian fashion, with moccasons, leg-
gings, blanket, &c.; but, being neat, clean, and of
finer materials than usual, she had not an inelegant
appearance. These people understood a little
English; but, at several of their habitations, where
I called in the course of the day, they either could
not or would not understand what I said. Some
of the younger boys and girls laughed immo-
derately, on my inquiring of them the road; but
without being able, seemingly, to give me any
other answer. As I went along, I met with two
clever-looking Indian young men, carpenters,
having their tools with them. And under the
piazza of a commodious Indian dwelling, I saw,
hung up in that order, the harness and yokes of
horses and oxen. There was also a good farm
yard surrounded with barns and stables, the whole
having every appearance of good management.

In the evening I joined my old companion again
on the Genesee road; having parted with him in