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Chapter IX. Genesee Country--Utica--Brothertown--Indian Tale--The Orchard--Indian Inn--Lakes Skaneatedes, Owas- co, Seneca, and Canandarque--An Atheist--Holland Land Company--Praries. 18th of 11th Month, 1805. I crossed the Mo- hawk river, and travelled about 30 miles on the Genesee Turnpike. Having company I stopped with them at an inn, where we lodged. This inn does no credit to the country. 11th Month, 19th. I was joined by an agree- able young man from Hudson, of the name of Osborne, who is in the practice of the law. He had also in company with him a respectable trades- man from Balls-town Springs; so we travelled along pleasantly through the romantic valley of the Mo-hawk, and, in our journey, saw a few straggling Indians climbing up the mountains. In the even- ing we came to the smaller falls of that river, where the navigation is aided by a number of well constructed locks. The fall is about 70 feet. Here is a pretty little town having some good inns, and standing in a most beautiful and romantic situa-tion, somewhat resembling Matlock; but the scenery is more rugged and stupendous. Here we lodged; and the next morning, the 20th of 11th Month, we set out, along the German