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

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passed very Quietly along, we also saw another large Buck coming up the road toward us, as we were riding to roring Creek Meeting, which we at--tended, 4 miles it was large, and I hope pro--fitable dined at Nathan Lees near the Meeting house, and Lodged at Bezelleel Hayherst 4miles he lives on the edge of what is called the little Mountain, his House is the last we came to in Roring Creek Settlement 2nd day the 27 a Clear Cold Morning, soon after we set off we ascended what is called the little Mountain, of which to the Westward there is a grand, and very extensive prospect, we overlook all Roring Creek Valley, the Susquehannah down as low as Northumberland, and over the Tops of Munsy Mountains Quite to the Allegenies, we were fully con--vinced when on the top of this Moun-tain that we were in a Colder Re--gion, than when on the Plains, for