278 JOURNALS OF

THE REPORT [OF] HENDRICK & NICKLAS

TWO MOHAWK INDS MADE; WHO WENT UPON A DISCOVERY TOWARDS CROWN POINT TIONDAROG &c.

1755. Nov" 24. Encamped upon alarge Mountain near the Lake;

34. Still keeping to the westward of Lake George along the mountains, and encamped upon a mountain ealld Tekaghweangaraneghton, heard firing in the Woods but could not dome up with any Parties tho came upon several Tracks ; imagining to be hunting Parties.

4*, Discovered a French Guard of abt: 30 or 40 men who had two Hutts upon a Point of the Lake, they look'd for a place of Ambush and encamped so near Pe Guard that they heard them speak;

5. Laid still trying to get a scalp

6". Went to the Road which goes along the Water side towards Tiyondaroga in Order to get a scalp but no Body pass'd and they returned, and built up a small fire some Distance from that Guard, at niglip observd the fires of an Encampment so bright that it appeard to them like Day.

7*. In the Morning resolvd to discover the Encampment nearer accordingly they went, and found it to their surpriz and amazement so large that they never seen the like and the Encamp! at this Lake was nothing in Comparison did not see any Indians in the Encampmt returned to the Place of Ambush.

8h, Laid there this Day for a scalp

9. Provision growing short resolvd to return and report their Discovery

10. Travelled back