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Water gap to sent off my trunk from there, so 

 I expected to find information by some body 

 there. All the country about here is nothing but 

 heaps of mountains interspersed by small streams 

 of water, some of them so wild that there is no 

 access to them the vegetation generally the same 

 as near Philadelphia. 



Jun. 10. About noon I arrived back at How- 

 sers. Kested myself for the rest of the day, to 

 make myself ready to set out for the beach 

 woods to morrow. Packed up my trunk & 

 made up my wallet to be ready to be absent 

 from my trunk for some time, at least untill 

 arrived at Tyoga. 



Jun. 11. I had to wait for an opportunity to 

 sent my trunk back to Easton having no chance 

 of sending it from this place to Tyoga ; about 

 noon a wagon arrived to go to Easton, with 

 which I sent it oft; & immediately after, set out for 

 my journey. After ripe consideration & being not 

 able to get any good information about the route 

 through the beach woods from above the river I 

 concludet to take the route to Wilkesbarre ; being 

 besides informed to meet with a great part of 

 the route that way, similar to the beach woods 

 and to have to pass the very high mountain Poko- 

 no, which abounds in large swamps, I thought it 

 the best to take that route. I travelled along side a 

 ridge of hills & mountains having a pleasant culti- 

 vated valley, bordered by the blue ridge to my 

 left hand ; I only travelled about 12 m.to Shafer's 

 tavern, where the road from Easton comes in. 



The valley along the ridge, though only wa- 

 tered by little springs now, seems to have been 



