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top with different kinds of shrubs, have a grand 
and picturesque appearance. The view from 
this spot of the fort, and the old buildings in 
it overgrown with ivy, of the lake, and of the 
distant mountains beyond it, is indeed altoge¬ 
ther very fine. The fort and seven hundred 
acres of good cleared land adjoining to it, are 
the property of the state of New York, and are 
leased out at the rate of one hundred and fifty 
dollars, equal to SSL 10s. sterling per an¬ 
num, which is appropriated for the use of a 
college. The farmer who rented it told us, 
he principally made use of the land for graz¬ 
ing cattle; these, in the winter season, when 
the lake was frozen, he drove over the ice to 
Albany, and there disposed of. 
Crown Point is the most advantageous spot 
on the shores of Lake Champlain for a mili¬ 
tary post, not being commanded by any rising 
grounds in the neighbourhood, as Ticonderoga 
is ; and as the lake is so narrow here, owing 
to another point running out on - the opposite 
side, that it would be absolutely impossible for 
a vessel to pass, without being exposed to the 
fire of the fort. The Indians call this place 
Tek-ya-douglmnigarigee, that is, the two points 
immediately opposite to each other: the one 
opposite to Crown Point is called Chimney 
Point: upon it are a few houses, one of which 
is a tavern. While we staid there we wer« 
