Journars or Seru Pxass Saturday 17th June 1797 — We took 2 Boats with 7 Barrels of Flour & 2 large barrels of Pork & part of barrel of beans— M Beard took the Charge of one boat: é& myself the other we proceeded up the River near one mile above the a large stream that comes to the River from the South, and about to the head of boat Naviga- tion, we camped for the night — it began to rain at midnight & rained very hard the rest of the night & some part of the next day. Sunday 18th June 1797— after landing our stores &e we took one boat & all hand went down to our next encampment we were just 3 hours on our way & arrived between 11 & 12 OC— on my arrival I found M Mor- ley— & Minor Bicknall at camp—Bicknall had been to Cleaveland & returned with the horse which had got there before him. he lay out without fire Blanket or much provision, one night going & one night Returning —he brought Letters from MrHart & Mr Stoddard which Informed me that Mr Tinker had started for Conneought the 13 Instant that MrRichard Stoddard had Arrived with his brother & beth were well & wished employment — Mr Redfield brought in his line north of our camp Monday ) we spend in washing & preparing to go 19th) into the bush June) I sent one boat down the river by Thos Tupper Mess—Brown & Richey— I wrote to Stod- dard to survey more 100 acre Lots in Cleaveland I to start for the upper camp the 7th day of July with 4 men to run a long line to the Lake — ‘To Mr Hart to have Doct. Shepard to come up if he could be spared To have Mr Tinker when he returns from ConneoughtBoats with part of a sf one boat near one the River it Naviga- to rain at uht & some our stores o our next y & arrived d M Mor- ad been to h had got Blanket or Returning Stoddard started for | Stoddard Il & wished f our camp ring to go er by Thos te to Stod- veland I to with 4 men ne up if he onneought Yo ann rrom Connxenicur, 1796-98 1% cither assist Majr Shepard— or Stodder or come up to the Upper Camp To Majr Shiperd not to explore the 4 South Numbers of Township but leave them & work North — To Warham Shepard to assist Stoddard & come up with him to my Camp. Tupper is to return to my Camp with one other man & one horse Tuesday 20th June 1797 — Redfield party started in the morning — to run the Line between No 8 & No 4 from the NW Comer of No 8 in the 10th Range Beard is unwell he set out after Redfield had started— with the rest of our stores in one boat to go to head Quarters at the head of Navigation— The other men which were with us went with him— T stayed be hind to fix a Compass & to keep the Camp untill At water & his party should Return — One of our horses appeared to be stifted which was not perceived untill this morning— Monday 10th June 1707 ) Provisions for 28 Days Mr N. Redfield Party 18 Ox Te Sugar 19 Ib Joseph Nye Chocolate 44% Alex- Allen 16 Oz Ginger Minor Bicknall 5B gt Spirits ) ) ) ) dames Hamilton yi- Vv ) ) ) ) egar one canteen Chester Allen pepper Biveliel. Morley bogg, needle & thread Clark Reynold 1 Tent 2 Axes 1 hatch (et) Pocket Compass Joseph Nye ) Axmen ) Stationary Ales Allen ) ) horses & Saddle Minor Bicknall— | Flag) ap & Candle Chester Allen ) Chain) Salt ) 100 Pork Baik, Morley ) ) 140 Flour emcee 8 Aa ahNRE 18 Jounsars ov Smem Prasn Clark Reynolds Dr to 1 Jacknife of com’y Eli Kellogg Dr to 1 penknife my property James Hamilton Dr to 3/d yd Tow Cloth— made into a bag for flour which if he uses he is to account for— Provisions for my Mess— Wm Barker & Minor Bicknall & an after packhorse Man One of the horses being stifted I expect to wait the arrival of some other horses — Tuesday 20th Fume — T examined my Compass & found that that open sight would ron about 1/6 of a degree to the right of thread sight — After fixing the green spirit level Compass T found that it ran 10’ to the left of mine with a thread sight— at'8°?"' in the evening I ranged The North Star Nr 10 W ae ee ee Wednesday 21 Fune 179% — ‘Win Barker — Eli Kellog — Enoch Eldridge — Luke Hanchet. Benj - Nye,—Jotham Atwater re- tumed to my camp — Dayid Beard & Amzi Atwater stay by the stores at Head Quarters —it was passed noon when they arrived we got dinner & set out to con- tinue the Line between the 10th & 11th Ranges . we measured from the 4 mile post on the bank of the River between No 8 & No 4— run North 8.50 up about against the middle of a sharp bend of the river— then turned § 78°W (which is the general course of the river as run- ning with the stream in s* bend) and run to the river 1.00 — we then went a few rods west & measured across @ peninsula which is 2.00 We then travelled cast on Redfield line after we leave the Tntervale for 2 miles the land is eut into