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Joshua Sharpless' Journal [Visit to Upper Canada and Parts Adjacent], 1797

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of the Tyago River through a very furtile Vally with a few Cabbins and some little improvements for the first twelve Miles, the River, we Crossed frequently crossed as the Road suit--ed, the it glaides along in a Most be beautiful manner, not impeaded by Rocks, or Cataracks, we finally crossed it about one two miles above the Widow Lindsly’s, and in less than one Mile we crossed nearly another Branch as beautiful and nearly as large called the as the former and got our Breakfast we then stoped &; fed our selves and horses at the Wi--dows, and were much pleased with our repast, having had nothing since we Left the Widow Harresses besides what our bags afforded except two indiffirent suppers, here we got Excellent green Tea, and Loaf Sugar, with Some choice Venision Stakes, taken out of a famous fat Buck which had been just killed not yet could