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his experience in a poetical stanza — which he then 

 and there entered down upon his diary, as follows : 



" ' In this rude spot, where weary pilgrims rest, 

 With bugs, and fleas, and fetid venison blessed, 

 With swollen limbs, unfit to rest or range, 

 We breathe the smoke of Catamount Exchange. 

 Meanwhile, our eyes are closed, by poisonous gnats and flies, 

 And >***** 



"It is proper to remark, that the interesting section 

 of country connected with the Raquette is now flung 

 open to easy access, by the recent completion of the 

 Champlain and Carthage road, which passes near the 

 northern shore of Raquette Lake. Light carriages, 

 and teams with heavy loads, may pass from Lake 

 Champlain, or the Black River valley, to this lake. 

 Township forty, embracing the most desirable section 

 of land in that vicinity, already contains a few fami- 

 lies who have broken into the wilderness and com- 

 menced their improvements ; and the prospect is, 

 that this township will soon be occupied by pros- 

 perous and enterprising settlers. Those who reside 

 there, not only enjoy their beautiful localities, pure 

 water, and healthful atmosphere, but their crops 



of Indian corn, wheat, potatoes, and garden veget- 

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