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towir, where the trail divided, one path going to the head and the 

 other to the foot of Canandaigua lake. There were others to 

 various points. At last they found the right one, but a very bad 

 road. This took them through old Onnachee in Hopewell, and 

 Canandaigua lake was then called by this name. The outlet was 

 crossed on a rude Indian bridge. Ganataqueh (Canandaigua) was 

 a few miles beyond, on a hill. Thence they went to Hachniage 

 (Honeoye) near the foot of Honeoye lake. Still going west they 

 crossed Xoehnta creek, the outlet of Hemlock lake, and came to 

 Ohegechrage or Conesus lake. Ten miles farther they reached 

 Zonesschio (Geneseo) on the Genesee river, but not the later site. 



This is essentially one of Morgan's two trails. One of these went 

 southwest from Canandaigua to the foot of Honeoye lake, then in 

 sight of Hemlock lake, passing the foot of Conesus lake, crossing 

 the Genesee at the present Geneseo, and leading to Little Beard's 

 town, at one time the largest Seneca village. This had no existence 

 in 1750 on its later site, and Geneseo was then near the mouth of 

 Canaseraga creek. 



The other trail, considered the main one by Morgan, went from 

 Canandaigua through the villages of West Bloomfield and Lima, to 

 Avon on the Genesee, crossing the river a few rods above the bridge, 

 and following the bank to Ganowauges a mile above. This is satis- 

 factory for quite recent times, but it leaves out the important early 

 villages near Honeoye Falls and in Mendon, as well as the great 

 fort and town near the village of Victor. The great trail certainly 

 once included these. Guy Johnson's map of 1771 has two of these 

 trails from Canandaigua, and a third one farther south. Pouchot's 

 map of 1758 is of more interest than value, as he probably had not 

 been over the road, but notes on these various charts may be 

 reserved for an appropriate place. 



The remaining section of the main trail, as given by Morgan, 

 lies west of the Genesee river, in a region where there were no 

 Seneca villages in 1650. It led from the river to the great Caledonia 

 spring, then through the village of Leroy. crossing Black creek 

 near Stafford and striking Tonawanda creek a mile above Batavia. 

 Passing through that place, it turned northwest through Caryville, 



