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bearing. We lodged in the caftle in tbe 
captains chamber. 
26th. Barly in the morning I walked out 
looking for plants, as I had done the evening 
before. I obferved a kitchen garden and a 
grave yard to the S. W. of the caftle; which 
puts me in mind that the neighbourhood of 
this lake is efteemed unhealthful, we were 
entertained by one of the traders, with whom 
we breakfafted ; and bought of him fome 
dryed beef. And a gallon of Rum we got at 
the caftle. The traders had difpofed of moft 
of their bifcuit and had packed up their 
provifion, in order to return diredlly to Al- 
bany : however, one of them went about to 
the reft and collected us a good parcel of bif- 
cuit, a kindnefs we were very fenfible of. 
After breakfaft I regulated my journal, having 
a convenient private room to do it in. We 
dined at the caftle, and at 3 o’clock fet out 
for Onondago. Two Indians helped to carry 
fome of our baggage; the day was warm, the 
Indians walked faft, our load was heavy and 
we were fufficiently weary before we reached 
the town near the falls, which was about fun- 
fet. Indeed we had the favour of fhady woods 
all the way, we lodged where we did before. 
The Indian Squaws got very drunk and made 
a fad noife till morning. My fear leaft our guide 
was drunk alfo, added a good deal of an indif- 
pofition I was feiz’d with in the evening. 
