BEING several years one of the committee who have the care of the concern and fund raised by our Yearly Meeting for promoting the gradual civilization and real benefit of the Indian natives, I have for several months past felt my mind drawn to visit them again in Cornplanter's settlement, and where some of our young men are residing amonst the Seneca Nation, at a place called Genesinguhta, in order to instruct them. The committee, last month in Philadelphia when met, believed it would be likely to be useful in promoting that good work, for four Friends to be ap-pointed to visit the before-mentioned settlement this season; accordingly separated Isaac Bonsal, Thomas Stewardson, John Shoemaker, and myself for that purpose. We then agreed to meet at Thomas Light-foot's, at Maiden Creek, on the 9th day of the Ninth month, 1803. The morning of said day I left home in company with James Wilson, who is intending to accompany some women Friends to Upper or West Canada, in order to visit the members of our Society residing there. About noon we met Isaac Bonsal at John Scarlet's and arrived in the evening at Thomas Lightfoot's, where we were informed all the rest of our company were gone forward about noon that day. [9th mo.] 10th, [1803.] Rode over a number of mountains to Kepler's, formerly Rich's tavern, and lodged, where we fared better than we expected. 11th. Rode to Trexler's, late Ledenburg's, in the morning, where we found our friends who went be-fore. They not being ready to set off, we left them and rode to Catawissa, 23 miles, this morning before ten o'clock, and attended Friends' meeting in this place, having ridden ninety-six miles. We propose to rest the remainder of this day at Ellis Hughes's, it being the first of the week. On viewing the timber, mountains, land, and roads thus far, I think it need-less to make any observations, finding them all to very nearly correspond with the former notes I made thereon; but have observed a number of miles back to this place, the Indian corn, buckwheat, potatoes, and almost all other tender vegtables are generally killed with the frost. 12th. Our expected company all arrived last even-ing. In the morning provided some necessaries, and rode this day to Wm. Ellis's, thirty miles, at Muncy, where we all propose to lodge, being ten of us. Soon after we crossed the northeast branch of the Susque-hanna we found the frost had not been so severe as where we passed yesterday; but it is almost melan-choly to behold in this part of the country the springs and streams of water to be almost wholly dried up and gone, even many heretofore large streams with no water in them, and many valuable milles are with-out one drop, insomuch that divers of the inhabitants have got to boiling their wheat to eat and expect if the drough continues much longer it will be gener-ally the case. At Wm. Ellis's the women were wash-ing and they told us they expected it must be the last time, except rain came, or they brought their water a number of miles. 13th. A wet morning. We stayed at Wm. Ellis's and dined. About two o'clock p. m., Thomas Setward-son, Isaac Bonsal, John Shoemaker, George Vaux, and myself, all who were going to Genesinguhta, set off. James Wilson, Hannah Yarnal, Mary Witchel, and Samuel Johnson, who propose going to Canada, stayed at Ellis's. This afternoon we rode fifteen miles to Newberry, a small town of perhaps fifteen or twenty houses. Most or all of the way from Ellis's to Newberry is a beautiful road along the bottom lying on the west branch of Susquehanna. On our way we crossed the Loyalsock about nine miles from our last night's lodging, and the Lycoming about six miles farther, near Newberry, both of which are large, beautiful streams falling into the West Branch. The most of this afternoon's ride along the bottom is very fertile although it appears to be sandy. Near Lycom-ing the Indian corn is excellent; I expect it will pro-duce fifty bushels to the acre. We propose to lodge to-night at John Sloan's tavern where we have had an excellent supper. We passed through Williams-port, about three miles back from Newberry, it being the county town of Lycoming county, containing twenty or more houses. 14th. Rode eighteen miles to James Kooken's on Larrie's Creek, and dined. The most of the way over