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three miles further up there yet remain three orfour families. About 150 acres of flat land havebeen mostly cleared and worked with corn, partof which is again grown up with hazel &;c, andpart with grass that in a few weeks would do to mow. Some of the richest spots are put inwith corn this spring. It lies on the northwestside of the river: the flat is about forty percheswide, and then commences timberland, mostlywhite pine, suitable for building or rail timber. That within sixty perches of the flat we thoughtpretty good. It lies very well to the sun, and isclear of stones. Upon viewing it, and its local sit-uation, we were united in believing, that somewherenear this place would be the best to make oursettlement, and fixed on a spot near the old vil-lage, which is in New York State about 4 miles above the Pennsylvania line. After we had come to this conclusion amongst ourselves, we informed Cornplanter and those withhim, that we thought across the upper end of thecleared flat from the river back taking in apart of the wood land would be suitable forour purpose, and desiring that is they liked it,they would tell us so, and if they did not likethe place we proposed, we hoped they would be plainwith us, and let us know, and we would look further,and wished them to propose a place they should like