7 6 The %)ijlrejfes and Jdventures 



to give us, but faid we fhould foon get to 

 the Town of Cauwattick y which layjuft on 

 the other Side the Mountains, and that there 

 we Ihould be relieved. 



As our Provifion was quite fpent, we 

 were obliged to take the Ihorteft Way to 

 come at more, which was that over the 

 Mountains; but before we had got far up, 

 we thought they would have broke our 

 Hearts. We were from the Rifing to the 

 Setting of the Sun before we got to the Top, 

 and then could perceive no Signs of the 

 Town, or of any Path leading to it, as we 

 expe&ed to have found ; fo we made our Fire, 

 and ftaid there all Night. 



The next Day we met an Indian ^ vho 

 was going in Search of his Cow, which had 

 broke loofe in the Night from a Tree to 

 which he had tied her. We inquired of 

 him, how far it might be to Cauwattich ; 

 he prefently gave us proper Directions how 

 to find it, and by pointing to the Sun, there- 

 by made us underftand we might get thither 

 by Noon, which w r e accordingly did. 



Being 



