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many of them had made in clearing and farming this land, building houses &; the unease of their cattle since they were among them before, and that they had taken up a resolution to grant drinking whiskey and of her strong drinks it was a very satisfactory conference 9 Mo 22 Took my departure from Geneshingutla in company with the Cornplanter after a solemn leave of those we left behind and a number of Indians that collected to witness our departure travelled about 20 miles through the woods having a very rough road and some rain encompassed about 4 oclock and rested pretty comfortable next morning set forward and found the road find some places upstream by bad until we came to Cattaraugas kind man which there is abundance of land of the best quality and the most beautiful timber I ever saw chiefly Black Water and Poplar bar after passing about six miles down the river we came to the Cattaraugus Village and lodged in the house of the Chief Warrior and was kindly entertained, his wife endeavouring to make us as comfortable as possible 24 Left Catteraugus about one oclock, followed a rough disagreeable path about 7 miles to Lake Erie which opened to my view a very gratifying and agreeable prospect the beach afforded a very good road