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that it was with the greatest dif--ficulty our horses kept their feet and I found myself frequently un--der the necessity of taking hold of my horses tail to help me up, ma--ny of these Mountains where so load--ed with spruce and hemlock that at noon day, tho a bright sun and the ground covered with snow, it looked like twilight to look up the North side of them, and in many places there were such a number of tress blown across the path that it was with the greatest diffi--culty we got round or over some of them, and in some other places tho high up on the mountains, we were nearly to the horses bellies in Mud and Ice and for 18 miles in this Wild roman--tick scene not so much as one Cabin was to be found, nor I suppose ever will tho it abounded with Deer, Bear, and Wolf Tracks, with other Wild Beasts we got to Bath with great industry in the