was done at our clearing. One of our young
men was employed in baking bread and
some others of our company in writing,
plastering up the holes in our house, and
so forth. We have had very little rain since we
left home till yesterday and the river is so low,
that some of the Indians, who know this nav-
igation well, began to doubt whether our
boat could come up, but the present rain
appears likely to afford a seasonable and plen-
tiful supply, the river is already rising.

We notice a great appearance of strawberries.

26th 7 day.

This morning the river appears
to have risen about 18 inches, yet it is but
very little muddy; the day being fair consider-
able progress was made in our clearing; cutting and
heaping old logs, grubbing &c., in which we
sometimes had the help of a neighboring
Indian, whose strength and activity, evince
there was nothing wanting but the will, to
make him a full workman at business
of this kind.

27th First day.

This being First-day, about
11 o'clock we sat down together for religious retire-
ment, which through favor was a strengthening
time to some of us, May such seasons be re-
membered with gratitude and thankfulness,