Travels Through the Western Country in the Summer of 1816

acres Ancient Inhabitants appears ascribed bank black walnut boats Buffalo bushel Cayuga Cayuga county Cayuga Lake chiefly Circleville clay climate coal colour common considerable corn deluge Devonian distance district earth east eastward extends feet fertile flats flood formed Fort Harrison frequently frosts Genesee River ground gypsum Harrison height hills honey locust horses houses hundred inches Indian Lake Erie land less limestone mica miles west mill mounds mountains navigation nearly New-York noticed numerous observed Ohio Ohio country Ohio River passed Pittsburgh plant plaster prairie quantity quarries rain remark ridge river road rock sand sandstone scarcely Scipio season seen Seneca river shore side situate slate soil species spring stone strata stratum stream sugar maple surface Thomas Thomas's three miles timber tion town tract travelled trees twenty vegetable village Vincennes Wabash Wabash River weather western country westward winds winter wood