many of them had made in clearing
and farming this land, building
houses & the unease of their cattle
since they were among them before, and
that they had taken up a resolution to grant
drinking whiskey and of her strong drinks
it was a very satisfactory conference

9 Mo 22

Took my departure from Genesh
ingutla

in company with the Cornplanter after a solemn leave of those we
left behind and a number of Indians
that collected to witness our departure
travelled about 20 miles through the woods
having a very rough road and some rain
encompassed about 4 oclock and rested pret
ty comfortable next morning set forward
and found the road find some places upstream
by bad until we came to Cattaraugas kind
man which there is abundance of land of
the best quality and the most beautiful tim
ber I ever saw chiefly Black Water and Pop
lar bar after passing about six miles down the
river we came to the Cattaraugus Village
and lodged in the house of the Chief Warrior
and was kindly entertained, his wife en
deavouring to make us as comfortable as
possible

24

Left Catteraugus

about one oclock, follow
ed a rough disagreeable path about 7 miles
to Lake Erie which opened to my view a
very gratifying and agreeable prospect
the beach afforded a very good road