hv_swaynej_diary_1798_016

mostly lived; in the evening they brought us some milk which with the addition of our small stock of provision made us a good supper, our lodging was on births on each side of the House raised about a foot above the Ground, and overspread with Deer Skins on which we spread our Blankets and rested pretty comfortably for the first Night in an Indian Cabin 18 of the Month took a more extensive view of the Village and the land about it, the Land appears to be very fertile, being a large flat on the West side of the River of about 300 Acres inclosed with a fence, the most of which has been cleared (I suppose by the Women) about midway of this enclosure stands the body of the Village which contains about 30 or 40 Houses being from ten to thirty feet in length mostly built about six feet high and covered with bark, along each side are generally two births the upper one about five feet high on which they throw their lumber and houshold furniture the lower one is their place of lodging which also answers the purpose of seats to sit on being about one foot from the Ground. the fire they have in the center of the House