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ricli hill of moderate defcent, 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 foffils 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- 
fant vale until we afcended a hill, beyond 
which a flant brought us to two ponds that 
ran 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 croffed it. 
It was now three-quarters after io, then 
good land to half an hour after 12 yet no 
hickery nor oak, but elm, fugar, maple, 
beech, birch, white walnuts, hop, hornbeam, 
and abundance of ginfeng. After dinner we 
paffed 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 neareft 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 : 
