and good riding, then pass’d
thro’ thick timber, a large quan-
tity of which, was sugar maple,
thence thro’ a thick forest of hem-
lock and pine, very difficult to
pass; to the shore opposite the
place of destination; here again
we rode thro’ the river, tho’ wide & deep.
We stopped at the house of a chief
who went with us to our intended set-
tlement, where we meet with our friends
which went in the canoe.

We viewed, an empty house that stood
near our settlement, but not liking it,
we proceeded to another, that was on
said settlement that was inhabited,
we understood the family proposed
leaving it, and would sell their right,
upon confering with the woman whom
we understood was the owner of the