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host and family farewell. Rode to the Indian Interpreter’s, the place appointed, they having not as yet come neither were many more expected than these were on Seventh day when we left them, after some time there sachem one Chief &; one Warrior, with four of their women which made up the Counsel, they inform'd us that whatever proposition we made them should be delivered to the rest, so that they were willing to receive what we had to say, We found them pretty much in the same situation with the Onondagos, treated them made them nearly the same offers, which they said they were glad to hear from Us and should in the fall send some of their Boys to us to school. Besides Educating and learning several of their lads trades, we told both these and the Onondagos, they should have some axes &; hoes sent them in the Spring, their situations are very similar as to subsistence having their whole dependence on Wild game and fish both are very plenty, these last have the advantage of the others there so being so near the Lake their huts standing near the brink, at any time they go out may in a short time take a dozen or two of very large fat eels, much fatter in the opinion of such of the Company as had been acquainted with this kind of fish than they had ever seen before, as well as much larger; they take them with the spear, and so they do the Pike which which is also of a superior size, between 3 &; 4 feet in length, to weigh near 20 weight. We now left them 2 ½ miles from our Quarters, to their Castle from thence to 7 Miles more to the ferry rode near the lake, land of a very different kind from the county in general having a Barren appearance, the timber almost altogether white oak, the Timber short trees low, and not as we got to the ferry and in the turn we took to the Indian