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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Account of a visit paid to the Indians in New York State

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friends down on the mountain, as
it is call’d; In 7 miles we came on
the Niagara river, then down the
river close on its margin 13 miles
to the great falls, having about 2
miles back ferried the Chippaway
river
, the bridge being broken, said
river is perhaps 100 yards wide, 10
or 12 feet deep, with no perceptible
current. At the falls I once more
gratified my eyes in beholding this
wonderful phoenomina in nature,
The appearance was truly solemn, &
speaks a loud language. But as I
have given a pretty circumstantial
account thereof in my notes when
here last fall, I think it not neces-
sary to add, further than we now
went down a very steep bank, of 100
or more feet, to the table rock, as