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very steep hill to the water and went up to the Cataract when the mist is continually falling, was passed on a little farther until we got within the edge of the sheet of water, at this time the wind varying a little blew some of the water on us, it was a beautiful yet awful sight, we then ascended the bank and went on foot to the Chippiway, where we had left our horses, then rode 20 miles to an inn near the outlet of the Lake. heard the roaring of Niagara very plain 29 Crossed the river and rode about 40 miles the most of the way good roads across an open Country called the Whitecoke Plains the two last miles being very muddy &; deep which we traveled after dark but kept the road without much difficulty 9 mo 30 Left Davison and travelled to theGenesee River mostly by muddy River the land pretty good, on the east side of the River we found very good roads and the country pretty by inhabited many elegant dwelling house mostly farm and some of these painted white, the inhabitants