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able till we arrived nearly on it, Shortly after we passed through this Town, we began to Ascend the Blue Mountain, an high Towering eminence, steep and very Rocky, in about three Miles we arrived at the bottom of the Opposite side, where we Crossed the main branch of Conedogwine and took up our Quarters at George Skinners, good accommodations, he has made valuable improvements, though in a Wild romantic Coun- -try. 29 miles 4th Set of early, we immediately asscened another Mountain much like our last, when we arrived at its Summit we had a delightful View of a well improved Valley three two or more miles in weadth, with a lofty Mountain beyond, Just as we ente- -red this Valley, we Crossed the Conacocheague Creek a beautiful stream, in about half a Mile we passed through Phanetts-Burgh a Village of perhaps 30 Loghouses, shortly af- -ter we crossed passed this Town we ascend- -ed a third Mountain much like the two last discribed, from thence to Birds at fort Littleton 5 miles, through a rough Country,