106 Jourwars or Srru Pease der. The rest of the night was uncomfortable, as the wind continued the remainder of the night & all the next day. upset our Camp— disturbed the river so much that we were obliged to moye our boat to a safer part of the harbour — This day I escaped a fit of the ague but considerable of the pain that attends the fever — Wed 4th the winds on shore & violent all the day & of course we lay wind bound — Majr Shepard came on with his party viz — ‘Tupper & Culyer — & 4 horses — I concluded to go by land from this to the Grand River with Maj" Shepard we rode to Mr Parkers & lodged there this night— which was windy clear & except some flying Clouds & cold — Some frost at the Grand River but light. Thursday Sth October— This morning the wind is fair our boat heaves in sight— we prepare for going on but before the horses were saddled the boat passed the house under fine way — we road to Grand River—Capt. Harper accom- panied us on foot — we found the boat safe in the viver took dinner & moved up stream & encamped above the Indian settlements on the west side the latter part of the day was warm & pleasant. This night there were thun- der sterm on either side of us but there was not much rain where we were. Vriday 6th — The morning was overcast, but cleared off in the forepart of the day— ‘The three Gen- tlemen we see the other day traveling to Cleaveland hailed us we answered & then came to us. Their busi- ness was to view the Country as they contemplated he- coming settlers we furnished them with a loaf of breadTo axn rnom Connnesicur, 1796-98 107 & bid us good by, Capt. Harper who belonged to their company went with them Major Shepard with Mr Tupper for his assistant went out to explore Township No 11 in 6th Range & Township No 11 in 5th Range, we expect him to return in two or three days— Maj” Spafford & sq Warren is exploring this town Vis No 11 in the 8th Range they return at night Saturday we appropriate Grand River township W Shepards party came in before night Shepard & Kellogg Sick he had run 10 iniles before he left his work Sunday 8th 1797— 0 party started to day under the charge of Phinehas Barker to finish the worlc allot- ted to Shepard— Viz Goodsel, Parker & Culver — they took 80 lb Flour 50 lb Pork— eon the Black Mare, one Tent & I opened the second barrel of Pork and found it like the first very poor consisting almost entirely of heads and legs except it had an old sowsbelly known by the teats 2 inches long & the meat almost an inch thick Monday 9 October Major Shepard returned from exploring — The committee determined to Lot township num- ber Hleven in the Seventh Range & to appropriate the Gore Nol2 in the Sixth Range }rand River Township Tuesday ioth Stoddards Party got to.our encamp- iment a little before sunset having completed the Work assigned him excepting a line which he was to run through No 11. 8 Range which through mistake he started wrong — Wednesday 11th —Stoddard went back to run a line through this town Viz No 11, 8th Range —108 Journans or Suu Prase Mr. Redfield,s horseman came into Camp up the Grand River about noon Informs that Mr Redfield will be in before night. Thursday 12th. Major Spafford & Maj" Shepard set out on an Exploring expedition & were to meet at Comneought Mes" Redfield & Stoddard took out 5 or 6 days Provisions — Redfield Stoddard Maj. Spafford Phins, Barker J. Nye J, Stoddard Sam. Spafford ©, Culver B. Nye Eldridge ‘Maj. Shepard — Parker cnney Smith ‘Thos. Tupper , Goodsel Forbes This afternoon I set out for Conneought with the Boat — aceompanied with Ksq. Warren Col. Waite, T.Clarke,WmBarker— Bli Kellogg. N.Doane we camped at the Mouth of Grand River — Warham Shepard & Reynolds with us as far as the middle of "Township No. 11 in the 7th Range where we left them to guard stores — Friday — The lake is calm— we rowed to the place where we were leave Shepard & Reynolds & landed the stores viz.— 114 Barrels of Pork consisting mostly of heads & lees— & 144 Barrel of flour with some small matters — we went perhaps 3 mile further & eamped on the beach this afternoon we passed the Burning Springs I made -an experiment on me of them— I first alighted a Candle & brought it very near the water and as the bubbles of air arose they would flash like spirits set on fire This I repeated 8 times when my candle went out: by means of some water spatter on the wick Bviday — Township No ¢ — 12 Range October Lath 1787he ill To an xrom Coxnnerievr, 1796-98 109. The wind was but of small consequence to us this day, when we came ashore we landed the small baggage — but were not uble to draw the boat far on the beach— in the night the swells increased and looked likely for a storm we onladed the boat & hauled it up some way on Jand & watched by turn untill day — there was some rain this night but no wind — Saturday Oct. 14th the wind this morning sprang up a fresh from the Lake and blew directly on Land & soon increased to that degree that it was impossible to proceed with the boat — 'The winds continued te blow violently all day & the night following This day Cloudy but no rain of any note — Sunday Oct 15th The Wind from the North and high untill the middle of the Afternoon when it moder- ated and the waves gradually subsided. Monday October 16th This morning the Lake be- ing calm we loaded the boat & rowed to the mouth of a small creek (now choaked upthe late storm) we Landed about noon the wind being abead and so strongthat we could not work the boat ahead we hauled the boat to land & onloaded the lighter kind of baggage — we lay wind bound the rest of the day —we connected the 5th Meridian by measuring from a Creek on cach side of the Line— we began at the creck near our Camp ** ** Tuesday we started in the morning the wind being off Land & by the help of the sail & Oars we had got near the Ashtabula when a heavy wind from the West accompanied b y large swell obliged to run the boat en the beach just west of the mouth of Ashtabula, we land the stores & Baggage and hauled the boat on to the Beach — the wind the rest of the day was very violent also all the night following —110 JounnaLs or Ser Pease Wednesday 18th October— The Winds from the west and very heavy the fore part of the day a little be- fore night we loaded the boat and started, the wind failed at sunset but was soon gneceeded by a moderate Land breeze, we rowed and sailed until we had got within about 2/8 of a Mile of Conneot Greek when the wind from the Bast Obliged us to beach the boat — we ctruck fire & Iay down for sleep about Midnight Thursday 19th — Loaded the boat the Lake being calin & rowed to Conneot— soon after we got there the winds sprang up fresh from the NE & continued the rest of the day here we jearned that Maj. Spatford had got in & made his home at the Gun house about a mile up the River— Esqr Warren and myself vent up to the house & found Maj. Spafford & Maj. Shepard— we took,the boat up the River to the house & in the After- noon went about the apprisal Friday 20th ‘Phe Committee are busied in the Ap: prisal and Appropriation. of the Land — which they finished — Saterday 27 — Samuel Spafford and David Clark set out from our quarters with dispatches to Mr Hart & to the Surveyors— with Instruction how to Lot. No 12 in the 5th Range No 18 in the 4th Range and No 18 in the 8d Range Sunday 22 — Rainy the most of the day — Mr Youngs called on us— he informs us of the death of Joseph Tinker. Pierce& Capt Edwards—who qwere drowned the 8d Inst at night— near Shaddanqua — by a violent gale oversetting the boat whieh they were in, one Joel Hawley fortunately escaped but could give but an ineorrect account how it happened The boat belonged to Mr “Abbot—who happens not to be aboard