34 Canal between Seneca lake and Tioga creek. 



project as visionary ! this last summer, two store-keep» 

 ers, one of whom had purchased his goods in Phila- 

 delphia, the other in New York, passed through Angeli- 

 ca, and thence proceeded with their property down the 

 Allegheny — a circumstance, which increases my con- 

 fidence, that, when the proper improvements shall 

 have been made, the Ohio or western states will all be 

 supplied with goods by this route. 



'* I shall be happy to communicate such further in- 

 formation as may be calculated to induce your legisla- 

 ture to make those improvements, and to convince 

 them of the absolute necessity of commencing them 

 speedily, if they wish to prevent the trade of this im- 

 portant country from passing entirely to Canada. But 

 let me remark that, besides addressing the legislature, 

 Franklin ought to appeal to the merchants, manufac- 

 turers and holders of real estate, in Philadelphia, and 

 urge them to exert themselves to obtain a cheap and 

 expeditious route of communication with the head- 

 waters of the Susquehanna and Allegheny, and of 

 course with the northern and western lakes. I believe 

 that, if they had any just conception of the importance 

 of such a measure that they would make every effort, 

 in conjunction with the legislature to complete the 

 improvements I have mentioned." 



NOTES, 



The Gene^see country consists of seven counties ; three north' 

 eruf viz. Ontario, Genessee, and Niagara ; iouv souther?i, viz. Steu- 

 ben, Allegheny, Cattaraugus and Chatauque. — Ontario county is, 

 it is believed, the third in the state as to population, although there 

 is still much unsettled land in it. 



