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they dwell upon the Hokio and to the 
fonthward of it, between whom and that of the 
Cherokees is a river fometimes called by that 
name. It was againft this people the fix na- 
tions firft turned their Arms with fuccefs, 
after they had fled before warlike Adaron- 
dacks , and having thus leam’d to conquer, ven- 
ture^ to attack their hitherto victorious ene- 
mies, who could not have fupported this war 
without the unexpected affiftance they received 
from the French . 
After taking our leaves, we continued our 
journey to a large creek 4 or 5 rod wide which 
wafhes on each thore a charming country 
of rare foil as far as the river. On the othe- 
fide of this creek we rode through a deferted 
Town in the neck between them ; a few miles 
more brought us to our dining place, and in 
the afternoon we turned our backs on this 
branch, and rode N. W. down a valley 20 
rods wide, wooded with pitch pine on the 
right hand and white on the left, the Run be- 
tween ; then N. W. by W. by the fide of a 
hill and bottom of white pine, down which 
we rode 2 hours, upon better land, the N. W. 
middling land, now up a hill N. W. to a point, 
a profpeCt of an opening bearing N. then down 
the hill to run, and over a rich neck lying be- 
tween it and Tiadaughton bearing N. W. where 
we lodged within about 50 yards of a hunting 
cabin, where there were 2 Men, a Squaw and a 
child, 
