up, near its junction with the North River

, at the head
of the tide, by a solid ledge of Rocks, supposed to be
from 100 to 150 feet high, over which the water pours
with amazing violence. The channel is now clearing
out, and this place is to be rendered passable by
Locks, which will open a river navigation of 300
miles; and a canal of 5 or 6, now undertaken, will
give a communication with Lake Ontario, by Wood Creek,
and so open a scene of inland connection scarcely
to be parrallelled, at a comparatively trifling expence.
Our road lay on both sides of this beautiful river for
the two next days, several times crossing its windings
by Ferries, bridges, and often taking up rich
flats, highly cultivated, yet without partition fences,
and surrounded on the high land with neat and
comfortable houses. See the bottom of the 4th page On 6th. day evening we reached
Fort Schuyler as the present head of the navigation,
exhilarated with the sight of the West Country
Boats, going down the River, with Pos Ash, & and
surprised agreeably surprised with continued