thro' Hamburg

--sometimes calld Carchers
Town--& then went thro the mountain
at the Gap which may be calld the
Schuylkill Gap as this River not only
pushes thro it but also forks near the Cen
tre of the Mountain. Our Road lay up
the Little Schuylkill sometimes calld
the Tamogwaca. Our Road was a
pretty good dug Road & in many places
perhaps 100 feet from the Water
they are at work at formg a Turnpike
from Reading to Sunbury--we passd
thro many valuable Farms in this af
ternoons Ride when about the Centre of
the mountain the sun was set to us at
10 minutes after 4 oclock--about 1/2 past
5 we reachd Bensingers Tavern be
ing Calld 17 Miles from T Lightfoots

8th.

Rested indiferently last night--this morng
started soon after Day Break & rode 7 miles
to Breakfast at Gilbert

s Tavern--in
comg here we passd the sicond blue
Mountains at the place calld Hollers Gap