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we came to the Mahony Moun--tain, the prospect from the Northside of which was much like that of Tuskorora, tho the abiss or Valley was deeper and more directly down beneath our feet, perhaps 400 feet, the next Mountain was called the little Mountain tho thought to be higher then any of the rest, the Assent and decent from those mountains are not very steep tho couvered with large and small stone, the road from thence to Catewisseeis most of it very rough, lodged at John Loyds 40 miles, the Land from Hamburgh to this place is chiefly Mountanious, Poor, and Stony, and very little set--tled, there are a number of Settleme-ments about in Roring Creek Valley yet the face of Ground, appears thin Stony, and not desirable.