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with a lofty mountain beyond, Then through Fannets-burg a village of perhaps 30 log houses. Then over Sidelinghill, we rode four miles along its summit, whichwas very high, but our prospect was not very extensiveby reason of some mountains near by on each hand. As we began to descend a noble view presented asfar as the eye could reach, having the Alleghany moun-tains in full view at 20 or more miles distant. The extensive prospect between looked like a delight-ful plain checquered with a few plantations, butwhen we come to traverse it we found many loftyhills or mountains one was the steepest hill wehave met with since we left home. It is admirablethat so many wagons which pass this road shouldbe able to get up it. I suppose have passed by 20this day mostly with families going to new coun-tries, a number of them were crowded with children:17 persons of diferent discriptions belonged to one. 4th Our Travellers lodged this night at one Hartleys,near the banks of the Juniata, Next day rode through Bedford, a village containing a number ofgood stone buildings, They passed on over moun-tains, crossing streams, through, what we called,the Glades, to the foot of the Great Alleghany whereis some good land, and luxuriant growth of vegetation. The assent of this mountain is betterland than any of the others, being covered withlofty timbers of divers sorts, On top of the highest