an elegant merchant mill, & a saw
mill that appear’d to do a great deal
of business; the stand is very valua-
ble, as the country round is fertile &
suitable for raising wheat, Salt &
goods of various kinds are boated
up this river, to a little below the
mill, then carted above the rapids,
& from thence taken by boat into the
Seneca lake, which is 40 miles in length
& opens into a very fine country. We
were inform’d that this stream seldom
rises more than 6 inches with any
fresh, the lake forming a large basin
which contains it. Then to Cayuga
lake 3 miles, here we fed our horses
& cooked our own breakfast, we then
cross’d said lake in a boat, a little
above its outlet, it being one mile
wide, & 13 or 14 feet deep. We were