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Note 31— Page 47. 



The half-burnt logs, and stakes erected near, 

 Showed that the sugar camp once flourished here. 



In passing among these stately and noble trees, which 

 grow here in great luxuriance, it is an object of regret to 

 observe how unmercifully their trunks are cut and gash- 

 ed with the axe ; many of these notches are so deep, that 

 the trees have either been killed, or overthrown by the 

 first storm of wind. It is well known that all this chop- 

 ping is unnecessary ; and that a small auger-hole is e- 

 qually efficient, nowise injurious to the tree, and may bo 

 done in one tenth part of the time. 



Note 32— Page 18. 



Surrounding hills this peaceful place inclose, 

 And form a scene of sheltered sweet repose. 



This Indian town, Catharine, situated near the head of 

 the Seneca Lake, in one of the most delightful and ro- 

 mantic spots imaginable, contained a great number of 



houses, with largo orchards and extensive corn fields 



It was totally destroyed in 1779, by the troops under the 

 command of General Sullivan, who, entering the place 

 at night, found it nearly deserted of its inhabitants. One 

 miserable old squaw alone remained, who, from extreme 

 old age, was incapable of walking; and looked like "the 

 last survivor of the former age." The general ordered 

 a hut to be erected for her, with provisions for her sub- 

 sistence ; but she did not long survive the catastrophe of 

 her nation. 



