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Erie. Before the final completion of this great 

 work, a person may therefore take a barge at 

 New- York, and pass by water into Lake Erie, by 

 an uninterrupted navigation. 



LETTER III. 



Geneva, 6th June, 1820. 

 My Dear Sir, 



As I write without "reference to note or com- 

 ment," it is probable that I may commit some 

 trifling errors, and slide- into repetition. I aspire 

 to no higher honor than that of an old chroniclpy 

 by giving '^yoii a dull, but true account, of this 

 wonderful canal and wonderful country. I have 

 travelled from one end of Europe to the other, 

 and have seen much of the western world, but I 

 have never before witnessed such scenes and ope- 

 rations, as have been recently presented to ray 

 vision. 



When I went on the canal, there were no fixed 

 days for the starting of the barges with passen- 

 gers : It appears from the advertisement which I 

 now subjoin, that they are regulated. I believe 

 that cheaper and more commodious travelling 

 cannot be found. For eight dollars you can go 



