9 On two miles, current gentle, bottom level, shallow all the way, not more than from one to one and a half feet water : 2

10 On two and a half miles to Lewis Groots, passing two small rapids with sufficient water .... 2 1-3

11 On one and a quarter of a mile to the Willow Eapid : this rapid extends half a mile, has a sufficient depth of water ; the velocity of the water so great as to render the ascent for large . batteaux very difficult : , 1 3-4

12 On one half a mile to the late Sir William Johnson's first settlement on the South side of the river, small rapids, but shallow, the greater part

of the distance not more than one foot of water : 1-2

13 On one half mile to the creek on which Veeder's grist-mill is erected, shallow and small rapids,

not more than one foot of water : 1-2

14 On one half mile to the lime-kiln the same as

12 and 13 1-2

15 On one quarter mile good water, then a rapid, sharp and very shallow bottom, loose stones, little water above it, the rapid one quarter of a

mile long : 1-2

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No 16 On one quarter of a mile to the house late Guy

Jolmson's, rapid and shallow, 1-4

17 On about 3 1-2 miles to the beginning of deep •water above or opposite the mouth of Scliohara Creek; in all this distance continued rapids, so shallow that an empty batteau must be drawn up; the river wide, with several islands, the bottom generally loose stone, gravel and sand, 3 1-2