This morning went 4 miles on the
beech down the lake, & the river
Niagara, which is the outlet
of said lake, to the narrows,
where we cross’d into upper
Canada, said river was three
quarters of a mile wide, about 16
feet deep, & a rough strong current,
our boat was narrow & tottering
& one of the horses a little unru-
ly, so that we felt thankful
when we got safely on shore.
we then turn’d square to our
left, up the side of the river
to the lake, passing by fort
Erie, then up the margin of
the lake, on a fine firm beach
that made a beautiful road
6 or 7 miles, then turning
square to our right in about