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THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
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ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS. 1900.
LONDON: PRINTED BY CHARLES WOOD, Poppin's Court, Fleet Street.
Journey to Sheffield. White Marble. Rapid descent of the
Streams which fall into the Hudson, and into the Hooesten-
nuc. Egremont. Manor of Livingston. Claverack. Cha-
racter of First Settlers in little Landing Places. Kaatskill.
Canton. Durham. Kaatskill Mountains. Bristol. Blen-
heim. Stamford. Harpersfield. Meredith. White Pine
Tree. Franklin. Sidney. Miserable Inns. Troublesome
Innkeeper. Unadilla. Oxford. Norwich. Jericho. Che-
nango River and Valley. Sherburne. Hamilton. Cazenovia..
LETTER II.
Holland Company. Face of the Country from Sullivan to Ca-
nandaigua. Manlius. Varieties of Names given to Town-
ships. Onondaga. Salt Springs. Marcellus. Early Fall
of Snow. Skeneateles Lake. Aurelius. Cayuga Bridge.
Account of Lakes in this Region. Junius. Geneva. Seneca
Lake......
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culiar Appearance, owing to Fires kindled by the Indians.
Their Soil productive. County of Genesee. Buffaloe. View
of the Lake, &c. Beautiful Collection of Clouds..
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LETTER IV.
agara.
Brief Account of the great Lakes which supply the River Ni-
Lake Superior: its Islands, Rivers, &c. River St.
Marie: its only Outlet. Opinion, that there are subterranean
Outlets, examined. Lake Huron. Lake Michigan. Island
of Michilimackinac. Huron River. Lake St. Clair. Lake
Erie. Evidence, that the Waters of these Lakes are lower
than they formerly were.
LETTER V.
River Niagara. Properly called the St. Lawrence. Islands in
the River. General appearance and Character of this Region.
Cataract of Niagara.....
LETTER VI.
A Passage behind the Sheet of Water of the Cataract practicable
at some times, and not at others. Explanation of this Phe-
Retrogression of the Cataract considered.........
nomenon.
LETTER VII.
Severe Storm. General Observations upon the Western Part of
New-York. Excessive Value placed upon Lands covered with
Vegetable Mould. Climate and prevalent Winds of this Re-
gion. Western District of New-York unhealthy. Diseases.
Fever and Ague. Goitres. Pulmonary Affections rare.....
LETTER VIII.
General Observations upon the Western Part of New-York, con-
tinued. Want of Stone for Building and Fencing. Defective
Supply and Quality of its Timber. Water impregnated with
Lime. Commerce. Different Outlets for its Commodities......
LETTER IX.
Return slowly along the Mohawk to Albany. Kinderhook.
Hudson. Uncommon Phenomenon observed on Taghkannuc
Mountain
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FIRST JOURNEY TO LAKE WINIPISEOGEE,
OR, WENTWORTH.
LETTER I.
Journey to Andover. Atkinson. Hampstead. Chester. Pem-
broke. Concord. Boscawen. Salisbury. Sanbornton. Gil-
mantown. Meredith. Center Harbour. Winipiseogee Lake.
Its Extent. Fed by subjacent Springs. Its numerous and
beautiful Islands...
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Holderness. Squam Lake. Plymouth. Baker's River. Rom-
ney. Wentworth. Warren. Ryegate. Ryegate. Barnet. St. Johns-
bury. Lyndon. Sheffield. Premature Frosts. Lebanon
Falls. Boating on Connecticut River. Governor Gris-
wold.......
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SECOND JOURNEY TO
LAKE WINIPISEOGEE, OR WENTWORTH.
Journey to Andover through Providence. To Portsmouth
through Newburyport. Rochester. Norway Plain. Mid-
dleton. Wolfborough. Governor Wentworth. Tuftonbo-
rough. Moultonborough. Prospect of the Lake Winipi-
seogee or Wentworth from the Red Mountain. Squam, or
Sullivan's Lake. Return
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General Remarks upon New-Hampshire. Its Population, Soil,
and Agriculture. Form of Government. Support of Re-
ligion .....
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JOURNEY TO UTICA.
Description of the Kaatskill Mountains. Extensive Prospect
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from the Summit.
Journey to Utica.
Hamilton College.
Cavities worn by the Mohawk in the Rocks at Little Falls.
Return
THE IROQUOIS.
Authorities consulted in the following Account of the Iroquois.
Their Form of Government. Their Story relative to the
Creation of Man. Their Mythology, as related by the
Oneidas.......
Government of the Iroquois. Sachems. Customs and Laws of
the Nation.....
LETTER III.
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Origin of the Iroquois. Their warlike Character. Their Faith-
fulness in keeping Treaties. Their Eloquence and Language.
Mischiefs produced by Ardent Spirits. The Effects of General
Sullivan's March through their Country. Feast, or Thanks-
giving of the Senecas....
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