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24th. Disposed of most of our spare Stores - Govr. Randolph and Col. Pickering crossd over toBuffaloe Creek, intending to go through the GeneseeCountry down to New York. J.Parrish, Ja. Lindley, J. Moore, &; J. Elliott, also took theirleave of us, intending to proceed through thewoods to Philad. - General Lincoln, Ch. Storer, J.Heckenvelder, Dr. McCoskry, Wm. Savery &; myself, intending to go by the wayMontreal to New York. 25th. Procured Batteaux in which we put ourBaggage and embark'd about 9 oClock downto Chippeway Creek, within two miles of theGreat Fall, where we arrived about one - after Dinner J.Heckenvelder &; myself wentto take a second view of the Falls, we wentdown by Birch's Mill, and along under theHill to Table Rock, opposite the Falls, J.H. beingfatigued would go no further, I procured a guideand went about a mile below to a place wherewe f by the help of Indian Ladders wedecended down to the waters edge, and went along upon the broken Rocks up to theFalls - The River to the Eastward of the IslandI suppose to be 250 yards wide, the lower end