weft, and by the way observed a large fpring 
1 6 feet deep, and above 20 yards wide, which 
iffued out of a limeftone rock, the ground 
above it pretty level, defending gradually 
towards the fpring which ran eaftward. At 
at night we lodged at Conrad Weifers , who 
is the general Interpreter, and who went with 
us ; his bufinefs was to fettle an affair with the 
Indians at Onondago. 
The ytk, We croffed Tulpebocken Creek 
which runs eaft, and emptieth itfelf into 
Skuylkil , and a little after a fmall branch of 
Swataro which runs Weft into Sufquehanah . 
Thefe two large creeks receive moft of the 
water of that great rich vale between the 
Flying Hill and Tulpebocken Hill , from which 
the vale and creek receive their names, and 
is itfelf fo called from the Indian word Signi- 
fying a tortoife, unto which the natives of 
the country have conceived it bears fome fimi- 
litude. And thefe two hills are the fouthern 
boundary of this fine limeftone vale, many 
hundred miles long, and from 10 to 20 miles 
broad to the northern boundary formed by the 
Great Blue Mountains. 
Having called on a man who was to go 
with us and carry part of our provifions to 
Shamokin , he could not get his horfe fhod 
that da}/, but we rode to William ParfonCs 
plantation, who received and entertained us 
IFW 4 ' very 
