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

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.

C/iampiony or JVb. 4, 8 miles to the N. East -- at Henry Mosley's. Here I am happy to find old acquaintances, and old fashioned cookery -- and things comfortable and convenient. This town is some part of it on elevated ground. It lies in the great bend of the Black ri^^er -- 1 miles from the river -- good miles; 80 families. Saw Lucy Mosley, from Westfield (and Ben Buck). The people appear to be happy -- visited a M^ Peirce, who married a Vanduzen -- and also a Capt" Hubbard, all from Middlelown.

Monday inorning. -- Capt. Mosley and 5 others rode out with me to see a great curiosity, 6 miles from Champion, in y*' corner of No 5. It is a gulf in Deer River. We walked f^i's of a mile from the road, on the rocks on the bed of the river. The rocks are limestones, and smooth, with here and there a large crack. Th.e river lias worn the rock on an average about 20 feet deep -- Slid bed of the river 13 about 9 or 10 rods wide. At present there is on each side of the stream about 3 rods of fine walking