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| − | Fair morning- start at 7.A.M. The land good, mixed growth. Banks rise gently from the River- on the west side above Madamiscontes is very pleasant shores and hard wood- good | + | Fair morning- start at 7.A.M. The land good, mixed growth. Banks rise gently from the River- on the west side above Madamiscontes is very pleasant shores and hard wood- good land from the stream upwards- and on the East side is middling land, mixed growth.- |
The Horse-back or Ridge, which commences at Cold Stream Point running northerly- ends near the river back of and near Manockanock Island and is the best place for making a Road up River- this Ridge is cut by the River only and begins again on the West side 1 mile below Mada-nacook and runs northerly up to the grand falls or W. Branch, says Neptune. | The Horse-back or Ridge, which commences at Cold Stream Point running northerly- ends near the river back of and near Manockanock Island and is the best place for making a Road up River- this Ridge is cut by the River only and begins again on the West side 1 mile below Mada-nacook and runs northerly up to the grand falls or W. Branch, says Neptune. | ||
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Opposite Long Island the land appears better and more hard woods.-
We arrive at and pass the lower Mowhawk Rips, and camp at 6 P.M. in a camp built by the Messrs[?] Dudleys.-
Friday 29. September.
Fair morning- start at 7.A.M. The land good, mixed growth. Banks rise gently from the River- on the west side above Madamiscontes is very pleasant shores and hard wood- good land from the stream upwards- and on the East side is middling land, mixed growth.-
The Horse-back or Ridge, which commences at Cold Stream Point running northerly- ends near the river back of and near Manockanock Island and is the best place for making a Road up River- this Ridge is cut by the River only and begins again on the West side 1 mile below Mada-nacook and runs northerly up to the grand falls or W. Branch, says Neptune.