rode about 8 miles on the banks of Lake Seneca;
and lodged at Captain Knight's tavern, a beautiful
situation on the banks of the Lake. The landlord
informed me that he had been a long time in the
service of Daniel Ofley

, a friend of Philadelphia,
of whom he spoke with respect.

2th Month, 8th.

This day I travelled along
the Bank of Lake Seneca, on which are many
pleasing prospects. I had, throughout the day, the
company of a young man, a son of the postmaster
Newtown; and, in the evening we came to Ely's
tavern in Hector township

. One son of our land-
lord was called Hector, being the first white boy
who was born in the town-ship, after its settlement;
he appeared to be about 12 years old. This part
abounds with deer and black squirrels, of which
sort of provisions they had plenty in the house; and
we had some for supper. The squirrels were very
fat, much more so than I could have expected.

12th Month, 9th.

We left Ely's tavern early, and
passing through a romantic country, where we had a
view of one of the prettiest water falls I had ever
seen. It descended, as by an easy flight of steps, down
the declivity of a mountain, at the foot of which
is Lake Seneca. I was told that both the white
inhabitants and Indians kill a great many deer by
hunting them down into the Lake, on which they
continue to pursue them in a boat or canoe. The