The situation he has chosen is very solitary; his
nearest neighbour being about one mile off; but
there are several at about that distance; and some
of them being of our society, they have united
and built a meeting-house near them.

12th Month, 13th.

I spent this afternoon at
J. H.

's, whose family were busily employed in
making maple sugar. J. H. is a minister in good
esteem, has an agreeable wife and a group of fine
children, who have plenty of employment in
clearing and cultivating his plantation in this wil-
derness, which, however, appears to be an excel-
lent soil; and the situation being dry and healthy,
on a rising ground, there is every probability that
at some future day this may become a property of
great value.

12th Month, 14th.

This day I visited E. H

's,
a nephew of J. H's. He, with his wife and one
fine child, had but lately come into this country,
and had cleared only a very few acres, but which
appeared to be well managed, and very produc-
tive. He had just nailed up the skin of a large
bear, against the side of his house. He had shot the
beast, whilst in the act of seizing one of his hogs,
having been led to the scene of action by the
shrieks of the poor animal, while under the rude
embraces of the bear. By E. H.'s attention, the