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the trees at a little diftance, I fuppofe to keep 
the final! children from ftealing the fruit before 
they were rjpe’ here we halted and tinned our 
horfes to grafs, while the inhabitants cleared a 
cabin for our reception ; they brought us 
victuals, and we difpatched a meffenger im- 
mediately to Qmndago to let them know 
how near we were, it being within 4 miles. 
All the Indians , men, women and children 
came to gaze at us and our horfes, the little 
boys and. girls climbed on the roofs of their 
cabins, about ten in number to enjoy a fuller 
view, we let out about ten, and travelled over 
good land all the way, moftly an ealydefcent, 
ibrue lime-ftone, then down the eaft hill, over 
ridges of lime-ftone rock, but generally a mo- 
derate defeent into the fine vale where this 
capital (if I may lo call it) is fituated. 
We alighted at the council houle, where 
the chiefs were already aflembled to re- 
ceive us,, which they did with a grave chear- 
ful complaifance, according to their cuftom ; 
they fhew’d us where to lay our baggage, and 
repofe ourielves during our ftay with them ; 
which was in the two end apartments of this 
large houle. The Indians that came with us, 
were placed over againft us : this cabin is about 
80 feet long, and 17 broad, the common 
paflage 6 feet wide, and the apartments on 
each fide 5 feet, railed a foot above the palfage 
by a long fapling hewed fquare, and fitted 
