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rich hill of moderate delcent, where grew abun- 
dance of goofeberries , all the trees were 
crouded with wild pigeons, which, I fuppofe, 
breed in thefe lofty fhady trees. I found ma- 
ny fbflils on this hill. 
Another fertile valley welcomed us at the 
bottom, over which travelling a mile we 
lodged at a Run, which our Indians told us 
emptied into the lake Ontario ; if fo, it muft 
run into the Cayuga river, and fo to Ofwego. 
20. We continued our journey in this plea- 
sant vale until we afcended a hill, beyond 
which a flant brought us to two ponds that 
run into a branch of Sufquehanah ; croffing 
this we joined a part from the Carugas coun- 
try; then over a rich level to another branch 
big enough to turn a mill where we crolfed it. 
It was now three-quarters after 10, then 
good land to half an hour after x 2 yet no 
hickcry nor oak, but elm, fugar, maple, 
beech, birch, white walnuts, hop, hornbeam, 
and abundance of ginfeng. After dinner we 
palled a branch of the great Sufquehanah , 
down which lake canoes may go quite to where 
the river is navigable for boats. On the 
banks I found the gale like the European. 
This is the neared branch of Sufquehanah 
river to that of Onondago. Leaving this on 
our right, on our left we perceived a hill 
where the Indians fay Indian corn, tobacco 
and fquafhes were found on the following oc- 
casion : 
