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1758] another. Here we received, by Indians from Diahogo, the disagreeable news that our army was, as they said, entirely cut off at Ticonderoga, which discouraged one of my companions, Lappopetung's son, so much, that he would proceed no further. Shamokin Daniel here asked me, if I thought he should be satisfied for his trouble in going with me. I told him every body, that did any service for the province, I thought, would be paid.

27th.—They furnished us here with every necessary for our journey, and we set out with good courage. After we rode about ten miles, we were caught in a hard gust of rain.

28th.—We came to Wekeeponall, where the road turns off for Wyoming, and slept this night at Queenashawakee.

29th.—We crossed the Susquahanna over the Big Island. My companions were now very fearful, and this night went a great way out of the road, to sleep without fire, but could not sleep for the musquetoes and vermin.

30th & 31st.—We were glad it was day, that we might set out. We got upon the mountains, and had heavy rains all night. The heavens alone were our covering, and we accepted of all that was poured down from thence.

August 1st.—We saw three hoops on a bush; to one ————