a fire ready kindled and rested comfortably beside it till morning -- 9st Set forward on our way and reach'd the Neighbourhood of Cataraugus about noon, and spent sometime in exploreing a Stream of water a little east of the Delaware vilage on which we thought a favourable situation might be had for a sawmill, and where was some open plains I had not before seen the most delightful for cul- -tivation of any I had ever seen being extensive fertile flats surrounded with beautiful groves of White Oak White Pine &; sugar Maple -- And a pretty stream flowing thro' the Midst thereof furnishing abundant oppertunities for settlements on either side -- We then rode down to the Seneca village and went to the Chief Warriors house who was not at home but his wife treated us with much hospitallity and manifested her hearty good will will towards us by furnishing us with the best accommodations she could afford -- The Mill wrights we understood was ariv'd and gone to the propos'd place for building the sawmill which was on the south side of the River near a mile above the Village -- After refreshing ourselves the Chiefs wife and several others accompanied us to the place whe the Millwrights had begun to work