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they have had pretty plenty pretty of Coarse grass, and other herbages, but here they have plen- -ty of grass, and that which is very good. 24 Our young men this morning planted some Potatoes, and they are now pre- -paring some ground fit for the Plough, for Corn, having when we came up borrow- -ed some tools of Cornplanter. we had a present of fish this morning, on which we expect deliciously to dine, - Our Young Men have prepared some bobs in order to try to catch some Eells this evening, set of up the River with a Canoe, but there being a con- -siderable rapid to ascend, which for want of more experience in working the vessel, they fail’d getting up, the Canoe turning across the Stream in such a manner, that it took in Water, and presently turned bottom upwards, so that some of them got very wet, which put an end to their Eel catching; shortly after they returned we had several very heavy showers, wich which convinced us our house was not proof against