After leaving Whitestown we found only " a few straggling huts scattered along the path at the distance of " from ten to twenty miles, and they affording nothing but the " convenience of fire and a kind of shelter from the snow. On " the evening of the third day's journey from Whitestown we " were very agreeably surprized to find ourselves on the east side " of the Seneca Lake, which we found perfectly open and free " from ice as in the month of June: the evening was pleasant and " agreeable ; and what added to our surprise and admiration, was " to see a boat and canoe plying on the lake. This, after having " passed from New York over three hundred and sixty miles of " country completely frozen, was a sight pleasing and interesting.

" We then crossed the outlet of the lake, and arrived at the " settlement of Geneva, consisting of a few families, who had " been drawn thither from the convenience of the situation and "beauty of the adjoining country. The Seneca Lake, on which " Geneva is situated, is forty-four miles long by four to six wide ; " and to find it navigable at this season was a sight as pleasing as " unexpected. It appeared that the inhabitants of this deligh^^fui " country would, by the slight covering of snow then on the " ground, have all the convenience of a northern winter, and, by " the waters being free from ice, the advantages of inland naviga- " tion ; a combination of advantages perhaps not to be experienced " in any other country in the world. From Geneva to Canadarqua