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Allegheny; but they had been turned back at Passi- 

 gachkung, near Knoxville, in Tioga county, and re- 

 turned to Bethlehem, to go from there over the south- 

 ern trail to the West. 



The history of Indian supervision of the region was 

 told to the writer, many years ago, by the Senecas 

 themselves, Capt. John Titus, King Jimmerson, Jun- 

 ior, Thomas Scrogg and Andrew John, Junior, when 

 engaged in hemlock lumber operations, on lands ad- 

 joining the Allegheny Reservation, on its South bor- 

 der, which made it necessary to negotiate with the 

 Senecas for roads, skidways, banking grounds for 

 logs ; and for millsites and lumber yards upon their 

 lands. 



