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7th day the 18 a Cold frozen Morning but we were Cleaned with a Clear sun the most of the day, which we esteemed a favour, having but few such days for near three Weeks, there are two Roads from this place to Bath, one flat, much of the way down the Waters of the Cohocton tho and is very deep and Miry, and scarcly at this time passable, the other called the Mountain Road, and was rightly denominated, we thought it would be better to encounter the Mountains than the Mud, but truly such a Road I never rid, it was about 15 miles we had to encounter this Wild and romantick sen scene which with all the Industry we could use cost us six hours hard Traveling, the whole way was one continued Mountains one after another, perhaps half or more of a Mile up, and almost immedi--ately as far down, generally so steep