OBSERVATIONS 
MADE BY 
Mr. JOHN BARTRAM, 
In his Journey from 
Venfilvania to Onondago, Src. 
[HE jd day of July 1743, I fet out 
from my houfe on Skuylkil River , 
with Lewis Evans , and travelled 
beyond Perkiomy Creek the firft 
day. The weather was exceeding 
hot. The gth, we set out before day, and 
flopp’d at Marcus Halin' s by Manatony ; then 
croffed Skuylkil \ and rode along the weft fide 
over rich bottoms, after which we afcended 
the Flying Hill , (fo called from the great num- 
ber of wild Turkeys that ufed to fly from them 
to the plains) here we had a fine profpect of 
the Blue Mountains , and over the rich Vale 
of Tulpebocken ; the defcent into which is fteep 
and ftony. Through this vale we travelled 
weft, 
