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up, near its junction with the North River, at the head of the tide, by a solid ledge of Rocks, supposed to be from 100 to 150 feet high, over which the water pours with amazing violence. The channel is now clearing out, and this place is to be rendered passable by Locks, which will open a river navigation of 300 miles; and a canal of 5 or 6, now undertaken, will give a communication with Lake Ontario, by Wood Creek, and so open a scene of inland connection scarcely to be parrallelled, at a comparatively trifling expence. Our road lay on both sides of this beautiful river for the two next days, several times crossing its windings by Ferries, bridges, and often taking up rich flats, highly cultivated, yet without partition fences, and surrounded on the high land with neat and comfortable houses. See the bottom of the 4th page On 6th. day evening we reached Fort Schuyler as the present head of the navigation, exhilarated with the sight of the West Country Boats, going down the River, with Pos Ash, &; and surprised agreeably surprised with continued