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on -- and arrived at the White Oak Orchard harbor about dark. Here we encamped amongst a number of Indian graves. Here also came a boat, with two families, removing from Genessee to Upper Canada, on account of the sickly situation of the Genessee country. In this day's journey the margin of the lake appeared very low, the timber small and shrub-by, abundance of bays, and swampy ground. Bra-doe's bay is the most beautiful of any I saw on the sides of the lake. 24th. The air sharp and cold, we stood up the lake with a fair, gentle breeze, which gradually increased, and carried us with velocity past Golden Hill, Cag Inlet, &;c. over many a foaming wave, which at length ran so high, that the boats began to ship wa-ter, and we put into eighteen mile creek harbor. Here I walked out, and met with what appeared to me to be a piece of antiquity. A mound fifty yards in circumference, raised to more than six feet high. On the elevation about two feet above the base, is a white oak tree, of two feet diameter, which I sup-pose has originated since the formation of this artifi-cial mount. But the design remains matter of con-jecture. Perhaps some kind of fortification, or to commemorate some great achievement, or more pro-bable the sepulchre of ancient kings. 25th. We struck our tents, and journeyed on eigh-teen miles to the garrison of Niagara, a strong for-tification, but a dark, noisy, confused, dirty place. We ferried over the river to Navy Hall, in the do-minions of the king of Great Britain. 26th, and first of the week, we visited governor Simcoe, who received, us in a friendly manner. It was now confirmed to us, that the Indians would