but he showed evident marks of fear.

The task being likely to fall upon
me,* * J.S.

I pulled off my great coat and tied
it up well behind me and raised my
saddle-bags by putting some luggage
under them, and having previously cut
a pole to carry in my hand, to measure
the depth of the stream, I entered the
river without much fear, though not
without care, and found our guide was
mistaken in its depth. And well for us
he was, for had it been as deep as he sup-
posed, no horse could have stood before
the stream. He gave us to expect that the
water would come within six inches of
the horses' backs.

I got safely through, my companions viewing
me with anxious minds. When they saw me
safely landed, they followed and arrived also safe
ly with gladened hearts. We pursued our journey
down the rich bottoms of the stream, and in
ten miles arrived at a village of Muncy Indians

,
in a champaign country, being the first dwell-
ings we have seen since we left Alleghany.

We stopped at a house in this village and
breakfasted on our own provisions.

The town and pasture land were enclosed
in a lot of 12 or more acres, which looked clean