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1808 pass Lycoming Creek, and Trout Run, and the Tioga, and the 

 Canister in the last fifty miles; but there cannot be less than 

 between forty and fifty fordings altogether; I believe the latter 

 number is nearest the truth. And yet the greater part of the 

 road passes through or in sight of very good land. Between 

 Reynolds's and judge Linby's, I met with no hay. 



12 To Irwin's at the painted post: through a good country, 

 along a good road, to a tolerable tavern. 



12 To doctor Falkner's, who keeps tavern at Mud 

 Creek. . . . 



6 To Bath, to William Spring's tavern. This is the county 

 town of Steuben. It was the scene of the Genesee speculations 

 so much encouraged by captain Williamson. It is situated in a 

 high cold climate ; almost surrounded by mountains ; on a meagre, 

 barren, siliceous soil. It contains even now, although the first 

 town built by and the favorite residence of captain Williamson, 

 but thirty houses. Captain Williamson's old house, a mile 

 before you reach Bath, with eight hundred and forty-six acres 

 of land, four hundred of which were cleared and improved, and 

 sixty of them meadow, sold lately to a Mr. Hopkins for nine 

 thousand dollars. The buildings alone cost captain Williamson 

 at least fifteen thousand. Goods are purchased here chiefly from 

 Newyork, which, as a market, is upon the average about one- 

 sixteenth cheaper than Philadelphia. The price of carriage 

 hither is about the same, viz. two dollars and twenty-five cents 

 per hundred weight; but the road to and from Newyork is much 

 the best. I staid here on business part of Tuesday, May ninth, 

 and in the afternoon went on to Terples's (twenty miles). He 

 is the sheriff of the county, and keeps a tolerable tavern. Very 

 bad road from Bath hither. 



Wednesday ninth, rain. In the afternoon to Rice's (eleven 

 and a half miles) at Snell's town, nicknamed Pen Yang, from 

 its being originally settled by Pennamites and Yankees in about 

 equal proportions. This is a poor place and a very middling 

 tavern. It is on the outlet of the Crooked Lake where there 



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