Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III

The fortification is about 90 paces across. The form may be seen by the drawing.

From N* 1, or Brownsville, there is a constant trade by boats carried on with Montreal, Kingston, and Quebec, principally in flour, pot and pearl ashee. The voyage is performed as iur as Kingston in a day -- and from ^[ontreal in about a week. Business is opening very fkat. r ^ » : -'■'': <.-■-'.''''''' '' i I'v' •

M0HA1VK AND BLACK RIVER COUNTHIES, 1145

Examined a beaver dam, which contained about 30 acres. The dam is between 20 and 30 rods long -- in some places 3 feet bigli, and has the appearance of a dike. It is grown over with grass -- and is tight where the Indians have not opened it. Among many smaller ones, I found one tree fallen by tlie beavers across their dam, measuring 4 feet in circumference ; but in general the trees they cut are from an inch and half to 5 and 6 inclies over.

The town of Watertown, or Rutland, has increased rapidly from y° first settlement 3 2 years since there were but 7 families -- there are now 150 families -- 160 in the train band -- are scattered over almost the whole town, of 6 by 9 miles. There are 3 worshiping assemblies on the Sabbath.

9"^ -- Eode 1 mile to the North to visit a poor and distressed family -- and baptised 5 children, -- the mother being a member of the chh. at Paris, -- viz : Joseph, Thomas, Mathus, Hendon, Chancy, Eunice, Loisa, -- children of M^ Sol. Tuttle and Sarah Ills wife. TMs town is on rather elevated land -- the headwaters of several small branches of Sandy Creek, are found here. Crops look well. Soil, a black loam.