The country is beautifully diversified with hill and " dale, and, in many places, we found openings of two and three " hundred acres, free from all timber and even bushes, which, on " our examining, proved to be of a rich, deep soil. It seemed " that, by only inclosing with one of these openings a propor- " tionable quantity of timbered land, an inclosure might be made " similar to the parks in England

" At the Genesee River I found a small Indian store and " tavern ; the river was not then frozen over, but was low enough " to be forded. As yet there are no settlements of any conse- " quence in the Genesee Country. That established by a society " of Friends, on the west side of the Seneca Lake, is the most ." considerable: it consists of about forty families. But the number " of Indians in the adjoining country, when compared with the " few inhabitants who ventured to winter in the country, is so " great, that I found them under serious apprehensions for their " safety. Even in this state of nature, the county of Ontario " shows every sign of future respectability. No man has put the " plough in the ground without being amply repaid : and, through " the mildness of the winter, the cattle brought into the country " the year before, are thriving well on very slender provision for " their subsistance. The clearing of land for spring crops is going " on with spirit. I also found the settlers here abundantly " supplied with venison."