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town, and of the Mohawk valley, which appears here to be well 
settled. In the town we observed a peculiar windmill, with a 
horizontal wheel, whose sails, about twenty in number, stand per¬ 
pendicularly. 
We left Schenectady early in the morning on board the packet- 
boat Samuel Young, which had engaged to take us to Utica, 
eighty miles distant, by an early hour the next day. It was a 
large boat, and, as the passengers are obliged to spend the night 
on board, is provided with separate apartments for the ladies. The 
canal again ran along the well-cultivated valley of the Mohawk, 
and the country, on account of the foliage of the trees upon the 
heights was beautiful. The village of Amsterdam consists of a 
few neat houses; and opposite, on the right bank of the Mohawk, 
is Rotterdam. On our way we passed several small aqueducts, 
the longest of which rest only upon three piers, and extend over 
small brooks, which, as well as the small rivulets, are distinguish¬ 
ed by the Indian appellation of “ creek. ” The canal is carried 
over two rivers, called Schoharie and Canajoharie creeks, from 
which it receives the most of its water. At this place the horses are 
conveyed to the opposite side of the two rivers by means of ferry¬ 
boats. At the first ferry is a small village, called Fort Hunter, 
where, before the revolution, there had been a fort, or rather a 
redoubt of the same name. Towards evening we passed through 
a valley, which is formed by two rocky mountains, one of 
which is called Anthony’s Nose. The houses we saw on our 
route, had generally a handsome appearance; to-day and yester¬ 
day I observed also some saw-mills. There are twenty-six locks 
between Schenectady and Utica. The day was intolerably 
warm, and our company was very numerous. I confined myself 
to writing, the whole day, as much as possible; but, in consequence 
of the heat, I could not avoid sleeping. In the evening we for¬ 
tunately had a thunder-storm, which cooled the air. During the 
night, as there was a want of births, the beds were placed upon 
benches, and, as I was the tallest person, mine was put in the 
centre upon the longest bench, with a chair as a supplement. It had 
the appearance of a hereditary sepulchre, in the centre of which I 
lay as father of the family. I spent an uncomfortable night, on 
account of my constrained posture, the insects which annoyed me, 
and the steersman, who always played an agreeable tune upon his 
bugle whenever he approached a lock. During the night we 
passed an aqueduct bridge, which stands over a solace, called Lit¬ 
tle Falls. Towards morning we passed through a well-cultivated 
region, with some neat houses, called German flats, and which 
was settled by some Germans during the time of Queen Anne. 
At about twelve o’clock at noon we arrived at Utica, nine miles 
