very
* A Place To called.
and Wefter?! Series, ^
very regular Curve. The Land between this Rief and the Sea, and from the
Navefink Hills South VVellward as far as this Map extends, and probably to
the Extremity of Georgia, may be denominated the Lower Plains, and con- FJrftsta
fills of Soil walht down from above, and Sand accumulated from the Ocean. Lowerpfa^in°!
"Where thefe Plains are not penetrated by Rivers, they are a white Sea-Sand,
about twenty Feet deep, and perfedly barren, as no Mixture of Soil helps to
enrich them. But the Borders of the Rivers, which dcfcend from the Up-
lands, are rendered fertile by the Soil wafht down with the Floods, and mixt
with the Sand gathered from the Sea. The Subftratum of Sea Mud, Shells
and other foreign Subjects, is a perfect Confirmation of this Suppofition. And
hence it is, that for 40 or 50 Miles inland, and all the Way from the Nave-
finks to Cape Florida, all is a perfed: Barren, where the Wafli from the Up-
land has not enriched the Borders of the Rivers ; or fome Ponds and Defiles
have not furnifhed proper Support for the Growth of White Cedars. There
is commonly a Vein of Clay feaward of the IfinglalTy Rief, fome three or four
Miles wide; which is a coarfe Fullers Earth, and excellently fitted, with a
proper Portion of Loam, to make Bricks of.
From this Rief of Rocks, over which all the Rivers fall, to that Chain of Second Stage,
broken Hills, called the South Mountain, there is the Diflance of 50, 60 or or the Up- '
70 Miles of very uneven Ground, rifing fenfibly as you advance further in- '^"'^•
land ; and may be denominated the Upland. This confifts of Veins of dif-
ferent Kinds of Soil and Subflrata, fome Scores of Miles in Length ; and in
fome Places overlaid with little Ridges and Chains of Hills. The Declivity
of the whole gives great Rapidity to the Streams •, and our violent Gufls of
Rain have wafht it all into Gullies, and carried down the Soil to enrich
the Borders of the Rivers in the Lower Plains, Thefe Inequalities render
half the Country not eafily capable of Culture ; and impoverifhes it, where
tome up with the Plough, by daily wafhing away the richer Mould that co-
vers the Surface,
The South Mountain is not in Ridges like the Endlefs Mountains, but in Third Stage,
fmall, broken, fteep, flony Hills ; nor does it run with fo much Regularity, or Piemont.
In fome Places it gradually degenerates to Nothing, 'not to appear again for
fome Miles, and in others fpreads fevcral Miles in Breadth. Between the
South Mountain and the hither Chain of the Endlefs Mountains, (often for
Diftindtion called the North Mountain, || and in fome Places the Kittatinni, § D H k < F f
and Pequilin,t) there is a Valley of pretty even, good Land, fome 8, 10 or 4. p g
20 Miles wide, and is the mofl confiderable Quantity of valuable Land that
the Englifh are pofTefl of; and runs through New-Jerfey, Penfilvania, Ma-
riland and Virginia. It has yet obtained no general Name, but may properly
enough be called Piemont, from its Situation. Beiides Conveniencies always
attending good Land, this Valley is every where enriched with Limeftone.
The Endlefs Mountains, fo called from a Trandation of the Indian Name, Fourth Stage,
bearing that Signification, come next in Order. They are not confufedly c'^^E'^'^'e*"^
fcattered, fountains.
tains.
^ The Endlefs Mountains.
' fcattered, and in lofty Peaks overtopping one another, but ftretch in long
Viniform Ridges, fcarce Half a Mile perpendicular in any Place above the in-
termediate Vallies. Their Name is expreffive of their Extent, though no
{[ D e Doubt, not in a literal Senfe. In fome Places, as towards the Kaats Kill, |j
§ J k and the Head of Ronoak, § one would be induced to imagine he had found.
their End, butlet him look a little on either Side, and he will find them again
fpread in new Branches, of no lefs Extent than what firft prefented themielves.
Allegeny The further Chain, or Allegeny Ridge of Mountains, || keeps moftly on a Pa-
ii^fT^^'"^* ^'^^^^^ with the IfinglaJJy Rief, and terminates in a rough ftony Piece of Ground
I O c at the Head of Ronoak and New River. § The more Eafterly Chains, as
they run further Southward, trend alfo more and more Wefterly ; which is
the Reafon that the Upland and Piemont Valley are fo much wider in Virginia
than farther Northward. This South Wefterly trending of the hither Chains
brings them to meet the Allegeny Mountain, and in feveral Places to interfed:
it and form new Series of Mountains •, as is the Caie, [ believe, of the Oua-
II J n fioto. II Where the feveral Chains crofs one another, or fome fmall Spurs *
fpring out from the main Ridges, the Mountains are broken and fpread in de-
tached Hills, and generally afford proper Places to condu6t Roads through,
A Caution in but not very ftrait. It may be obferved, that in laying out Roads amongft
laying out Mountains, 'tis befl to chufe the ftony, and not the rocky Ground ; though
mon'^ ftMoun- ^^'^^ ^^^ Fewnefs of the apparent Rocks, the latter, to an unexperienced Per-
mong oun-^^^^^ would be more promifing ; becaufe, where a great Deal of loofe Stones lie
upon the Edges of Hills, and have not fallen from the impending Rocks, 'tis
a fure Sign, that, on the Removal of them, loofe Earth lies underneath ; for
the Rains walhing away fuch, has been the Caufe of leaving fo many Stones
bare.
There are feveral Cl^ins of the Endlefs Mountains which have not come
to my Knowledge, and 'had they been fo, might have filled feveral Places
which lie vacant in the Map. But fo far as we are acquainted with them, we
obferve that each Chain confifts of a particular Kind of Stone, and each dif-
ferent from the reft-; and thefe Differences continue for their whole Extent,
as far as I can learn. 'When I croft them I'was not apprehenfive of this, and.
omit?ted enumerating their Species, Some of the Chains are fingle narrow
Ridges, as the Kittatinni ; fome fpread two or three Miles broad on the Top ;
fom.e fteep on one Side and extending with a long Slope on the other ; and
f •^- *'i« the fteeper they are, 'the more rocky ; but they are every where woody where
there is Soil proper and fufficient to fupport the Trees. Towards the further
Ridges North 'Eaftward the Mountains confift of rich Land, and in fome
Places are but 'as large broad Barlks,' which' take three or four Miles to crofs.
In the Way to Ohio by Franks Town, after you are paft the Allegeny
Mountain, the Ground is rough- in many Places, and continues fo to the
River. Hereabouts -the Lawrel Hill fprings from the Mountain, and
continues, though not large, in a very regular Chain, I believe, to the
. -•"■; ■■• "> ' ;' ' -' ': r. :■■■, ; .7 • \ . Ouafioto
'*'Spur'svte zaM little Ridges jetting ou't 'from the prinqpaf Chains of Mo ufttains^ and are
®f no long- Continuation.
I'he Upper Plains, Country round Lake Champlain. o
Ouafioto Mountain. For though the Allegeny Mountain is the mofl
Wefterly, on the Weft Branch of Sufquehanna 1|, it is far from being fo, \ Fh
back of Virginia.
Except the further Ridges, as juft now mentioned, there is but little good Landamongft
Land in the Mountains ; to be fure not one tenth Part is capable of Culture, the Moun-
and what fmall Matter there is, confifts of extream rich Soil, in Lawns, on the t^i"^-
River Edges, being fo much rich Mud fubfided there i and commonly ga-
thered above Fails, formerly in drowned Land, and now drained, by the Ri-
vers wearing Channels through the Rocks.
To the North Weftward of the Endlefs Mountains is a Country of vaft Fifth Stage,
Extent, and in a Manner as high as the Mountains themfelves. To look at or the Upper
the abrupt Termination of it, near the Sea Level, as is the Cafe on the Weft Plains.
Side of Hudfon's River, below Albany, it looks as a vaft high Mountain ;
for the Kaats Kills 1|, though of moreJofty Stature than any other Mountains jj Dc
in thefe Parts of America, are but the Continuation of the Plains on the Top •,
and the Cliffs of them, in the Front, they prefent towards Kinderhook. Thefe
UPPER PLAINS are of extraordinary rich level Land, and extend
from the Mohocks River-§, through the Country of the Confederates. Their § C d
Termination Northward is at a little Diftance from Lake Ontario || ; but what n q r ^ •
it is Weftward is not known, for t'hofe moft extenfive Plains of Ohio are
Part of them ; which continue to widen as they extend further Weftward,
even far beyond the Miftifippi ; and its Boundary Southward is a little Chain
of broken Hills, about lo or 15 Miles South of the Ohio River. 'Tis an
odd Phaenomenon to obferve how near the Tide comes up Hudfon's River § § D c '
to the Heads of Delaware and Sufquehanna |i ; when thefe two Rivers are ij d d
obliged to.go fo far to meet it in their own Channels. The Reafon is, Dela-
ware and Sufquehanna have their Heads in the f/ij/w/, and Hudfon's River
the Tide at the Foot of them. The Englifti are no where yet fettled in thefe . )
Plains, but towards the Head of Sufquehanna§, and on the Mohocks River ||. § D d || Cd
The Country between the Mohacks and St. Laurence Rivers is entirely im- Cooughfagh-
paftable by Reafon of Ridges of Hills, not being yet broken, to drain the rage,
vaft drowned Land and-Swamps.
The Country round Lake Champlain is a Mixture of broken, rocky, moun- Lake Cham-
tainous Land, with very rich fine Botfoms. I have not been able to learn the plain.
Order of the Hills, and how they run in Chains -, but one, I am told, which
is the Continuation of the vaft high Mountains on Lake St. Sacrament ^, af- § C b
ter crofting Wood Creek and Otter Creek, extends North Eaft, till it falls on
St. Laurence, about 1 5 Miles below Quebec.
Lake Champlain, and the Parts round, are done from an adual Survey.
The Ifland of Montreal is done from a Draught of M. Bellin ; but I have,
on good Authority, differed from him, in the Diftance from la Praire to
Ghamle and St. Jean !I. H A c
B The
10
Parts execut-
ed without
aftual Sur-
veys appear
lefs accurate
ift the Map.
The Author's
Route to
Ofwego.
Latitude
Fort du
Quefne.
of
Th€ Pafs to Onodaga. Ohio. Detroit.
:'The Map, in the Ohio, and its Branches, as well as the Paffes through
the Mountains Weftward, is laid down by the Information of Traders and
others, who have refided there, and travelled them for many Years together.
Hitherto there have not been any Surveys made of them, except the Road
which goes from Shippenfburg round Parnel's Knob and by Ray's Town, .
over the Allegeny Mountains. For this Reafon I have particularly endea- "
voured to give thefe Parts, which are done from Computations, another Ap â–
pearance than tliofe among the Settlements, where I had aftual Surveys to
aiTiil me ; left the Reader be deceived by an Appearance of Accuracy, where
it was impoffible to attain it.
The Pafs through the Mountains from Penfilvania, by Shamokin to Onon-
daga and Ofwego, is from my own Obfervations, and well deferves Regard;
becaufe I had a pretty good Inftrument for obferving the Latitude, and mi-
nutely noted all our Courfes, and am well accuftomed to form a Judgment
of travelling Diftances. Mr. William Franklin's Journal to Ohio has
been my principal Help in afcer.taining the Longitude of the Fork of Ohio
and Monaungahela ; but however I muft not omit mentioning, that the La-
titude of this Fork is laid down from the Obfervation of Colonel Fry, and
is at leaft ten Miles more Northerly than I would otherwife have thought it
Ohio notvery was. The River from hence downward, is agreed by all who have gone
crooked. down it, to be in general pretty ftrait, nor can its Curves be indeed confider-
able where it is confined in a Manner by a Chain of little Hills, from the laft
mentioned Fork, to ten Miles below the Falls. Mr, Joseph Dobson gave
me an Account of the Diftances from Creek to Creek, as they fall in, and of
the Iflands, Rifts and Falls, all the Way from the Fork to Sioto ; and Mr.
Alexander Maginty and Mr. Alexander Lowry, gave me the reft to the
Falls, as well as confirmed the others. The River from the Fork upwards,
is moftly from Mr, John Davison ; but that Part from Canawagy to the
Head is entirely by Guefs, for I have no other Information of it, than that
it heads with the Cayuga Branch of Sufquehanna, The Routs acrofs the
Country, as well as the Situation of Indian Villages, trading Places, the
Creeks that fall into Lake Erie, and other Affairs relating to Ohio and its
Branches, are from a great Nuinber of Informations of Traders and others,
and efpecially of a very intelligent Indian called The Eagle, who had a good
Notion of Diftances, Bearings and delineating. The Situation of Detroit is
chiefly determined by the Computation of its Diftance from Fort Niagara by
:Mr, Maginty, and its Bearing and Diftance from the Mouth of Sandufl<y.
: I MUST not omit my Acknowledgment to Mr. William West, for
feveral valuable Notes about Potomack, the Forks of Ohio, and Parts ad-
jacent ; nor to Richard Peters^ Efq-, for the great Chearfulnefs he aflifted
me with in this Compofition. As for the Branches of Ohio, which head in
the New Virginia*, I am particularly obliged to Mr. Thomas Walker,
for the Intelligence of what Names they bear, and what Rivers they fall into
Northward and Weftward i but this Gentleman being on a Journey when I
• happened
* So they call, for DIftinflion-fake, that Part of Virginia South Eaft of the Ouafioto
Mountains, and on the Branches of Green Briai-, New River, and Holfton River.
General Si-
twatidris.
Eetroit.
Afliftance.
given the
Author,
Boundaries of Colonies. India7i A^airs. ,jj
happened to fee him, htad;not his Notes, whereby he might otherVvfe ha\ie
rendered thofe Parts more perfed:. But the Particulars of thefe and ntany
other Articles relating to -the Situation of Places, I muft deter, till I deliver
an Account -of the feveral Rivers and Creeks, their Navigation, Portsges
and Lands- thereon.
In Regard to the Boundaries of the Colonies, I have infer ted thofe ella- Boundariejof
.blifhed by Authority, and left the rtft undetei mined. ;But I muft not omit Colonies.
.obferving, that, though the. Line between the upper Part of New-Jerfey and Between
New-York, is notsfettled, ,the Station Point in Latitude 4-1- ; 40, on the only New-York &
•Branch of Delaware in that Latitude, was. fettled -by Commiflloners and Ma- Newjerfey.
ihematicians, appointed by Ads of Affembly of both Provinces, and-certined
.under their Hands and Seals, in 1719. But 'the Determination of the other ''.
End, on Hudfon's River, in Latitude -40^ by Reafon of- a Difference of four
â– Minutes in fome Obfervations made with tiie Inftrument, wa^ fufpended till a
more accurate One could be procured. The. Southern Boundaries of Penfil- of PenfiK-a
•vania, and, thofe of Delaware Colony,, are according to- a late Pecj-^e in niaandDelai-
Chancery.-, but how far Penfilvartia extends Northward is riot yet fettled,' biit ^^'^'
I am convinced the Patent .intended it. af Latitude 43, though it calls it the
Beginning of the 4|d P^egree. : But the. Pifputes abou; , Plantation , Sounder : ,,
ties I have determined to referveior aijother Place, . — k ; :;- ■.: . .,,; -. r
•fili.'"-'. "' ■■'in; ■:- -i ,7nn;j..-^ :; .rh j.;.i^.. : . :;/■,. ;:!<j ^n;;!, •(■:■-;; / -yi-A jbr'j
'-"nI'>HAVE-m)tRoorti here to enlarge oiJitlie State of the, JiAT" J) /^iy"*?, adrde- Indian Af-
fcribe their feveral Boundaries.", But it •muft be obferved,' that they ^do riot fai".
generally bound their Co«ntries byjLines,, but by confiderable. Extents of Land;
'Por as their Number's: irernot; c^nfidjersbk ffi Propor^iofj. of the Lands they
-poffels, they fix their Towns commonly onithe Edges of -great Rivers for the
Sake of therich Lawns -torfe.w their Qarai^rn The inLerlnediate,.Graurui th.ey
referve for their. Hunting^/ which equally -ferves, for that Pwpofe and a Fron-
tier : For Example ; The Confederates * actual SettlementS:.wer)S bounded The Bounds
Northward .•;by,. the C/^t'^WfRockiand jR^^/e^i^w P^int, on-Lake Champlain ; °^ ^^^ Coun.-
the, Raarohdacks were 'bqiffided by the fur,thef,,Side..of St. Laurence. J^iyer.j ^^ *fV^*'
-and all the intermediate Gr^ujod refervgd for ,ia.Tronder'ibeitweeFj, thera,/. ._ „, towards c'a"'
The Bounds-, of xhe.&^z/ifi^i??'^!?!^ L%f}d;^n.,.tiiat Side, .is ftili the fame, !And nada.
ias it may beMatter of Snepiry at'thifTitne,::]! fhall, as well as I am able,
fl^ a UttleCompafs, give; itkefaKie; jpn the; -other Sides, as far as can be
-^earnt:iwith Certainty ; vfeutfihell ftotregartd'thfe Puticha;fe*i,;ma.deiby the Eng- [,°^^* "
rliih., but theiir:6ld ■BoiiQd»rl)efeoonIy'On'l;his, Si^s, .. Th§y''fc>r,<?erly incl^d.ed: ,th^ (j c b
Branches of Otter Creek aq^j Wood;rCi;ee}i,||»] and tksn:cerAerofs/rtOv'[-Jud(on's § Dc
River, and -.dbw-n the famejioij ,the Wtft.iSi:^' to the ,lCa^s.-,lC-iIl§'^i •fpr;'the They con-
iMohiccons then- (xcupied ;tife,,Eaft Side Qf-3Bji-idfon"'s Rivefi,.,hyt,as the Con- ^^J.^^ ^^^- ~.
'federates fiave^.fince conquered them,, , theyjciAim a . DormniflneEaft w^af d ,to and Dela-' «
-Connecticut iBiiverv) The l^e'm^'Lenqppes'^ they iCFjtirbJy ffyb4we^n v/h^m^ v/? wares,
•iifually call thn-.J^gk^-^mx^m^^i^Mi/i^k ]nd'um,i tjiey hav.e-tbejefore a >Right 11 P^ E_d
to ■their Cojuntjjy as far^si ^*^^Eot ifol^ by-ill?. Cooqj-Wedjg ^elo*e,:fheir,6,ub- p°""'^^.!'^, j
,je6lion.-}i which was from the Sea to the Falls of Delaware at Trenton §, to 11 ^f^^"'*' *
B 2 â– > -JO - Fetes,
* Otherwife called Iroquois, Five Nations, Six Nations, Minquas and Mingoes.
12 Boundaries of the Confederafes S.E. Shauanefe^
Peter Menevet, Commandant under Christina, Queen of Sweden.
Their Boundary extended thence Weftward to the great Falls of Sufque-
II F f hanna |j, near the Mouth ot Conewaga Creek : For though they gave the
They finiflit finifhing Stroke to the Extermination of the Sufquehajtnocks^ Bell, in the
the Exurpa- ggj-vice of Mariland, at the Fort, whofe Remains are ftill ftanding on the Eaft
Suiquehan- ^'^^ °^ Sufquehanna, about three Miles below Wright's Ferry §, by the De-
nocks, feat of many Hundreds, had given them a Blow that they never recovered of;
§ G d and for that Reafon the Confederates never claimed but to the Conewagi Falls.
And as the Sufquchannocks had abandoned the Weftern Shore of Mariland,
before their Conqueft, and the Englifh found it moflly derelid, the Confede-
rates confine their Claim to the Northward of a Line drawn from Cone-
I Gg waga Falls to the North Mountain, where it crolTes Potomack[l, and thence.
Boundary by that Chain of Mountains, to the Branches of James River. The Indians
with Virginia, between this Chain and Fotomack were the Sachdagughs §, whom the Englifh
^ ^ called Powatans, after a noted Chief of that Name, on their firfl Arrival in
James River, and were of as many Tribes and Societies, and of as many
jf-ff- Names, as there were Creeks and' Rivers from James Town il, to the Great
§ (J g Bent of Potomack § -, and as thefe were fubdued by the Englifh, the Confe-
derates claim no Right to that part of Virginia. The Monacans or Tufca-
I Ij rdras'W^ divided alfo into many Tribes, occupied the: Branches of James Ri-
ver from th-e Falls upwards, and the Country tlience Southward. Some of
thefe the Virginians obliged to defert their Country, and retire further South-
ward ; and took away fome Lands, confirmed by folemn Treaties, from
bthefs, who are fince received into the Country of the Confederates for Pro-
tedtion. And tho' the Confederates lay n6 Claim to thefe Parts in Right of
the Tufcar eras, who form one -Nation of the Confederacy, becaufe they have
been obliged by the Force of Arms to abatfdon it ^ they are not fo well fatis-
fied in Regard to the Lands of^the T^uteloes zv\6.^' Mehtrins, viho are other
Tribes, and receiv-ed iAco theif Pfotedion ; frotn wiience the Boundary here
is not fb certainJ'" " â– - '^''- - ' iri I
TotheSouth- Their Boundaries, from herice WeflwSrd, is horfe* exadtly afcertained, as
*'??■''• with the Englifh ; becaufe they have gen^fally; maintained ^ doubtful War
1,, with the Cherokees and Cuttawas'* on this Side) j- and tho' thefe have in ge-
neral been Compelled to rfeti-e' more Southerly than they were formerly
feated -, yet the pofitive Rights of the Confederates' does not extend beyond
the Latitude 36 '^ on- the Brandies- of Holft6rti(t>i- ©h^rokee River. Though
the Englifh haV64arely' fetiiled-tHereaboutft â– dfftl:;ehe CQunct?y- had . not any
. • Indian Setders, the Qonfeder^es claim" a v Ri^ithere In; V^irtiue of 'having
acquired it by Arms from the former InhabitantfS.n^ :i /' \ .') :
Shawanefe The iS'^^'z^;?^^^ who were-fortnerJy one 'of "^tterrfiiotl^ tcJnfi^^ Nations
conquered, of th^ Pai't^of'- America, -x^feofe Seat ext&ntfed from Kentuckejl,; -South
Mp Weftward to'-Miflirip^i,' h'av-e^been- fubdued by the Confederates, and the
Country fincfe-'betfome their E*roperty. No Nation htld out with greater Re-
' ' v Solution and^Bc'avery • and though they have been fcattered into all PartsTor
l.^'ft-Wl a-While, the|^ are again colIe(fled on Ohiall^' u'nder the Dominion of the Con-
.\ jj w ,.^_i.v;' ' - ;'+ -'^ -':'■-■.• \ .. ^' .' <-."'. ~j.\- . federates,
»i2Ta^ â–
. • Chicafaws.
EngaSf Welhis, Wiandofs and Hurons conquered. j ->
federates, which they bear with great Reludlance ; though all that Is required
of them is to acknowledge the others as braver Men, and partake of their
Protedion.
The Erigas%, who were of the fame original Stock with the Confederates § Gg
themfelves, and partook alfo of the Tufcarora Language, were feated on Erigas de-
Ohio and its Branches, from Beaver Creek || to the Mouth of the Quiaaghtena '^^V^^'
River §. The far greater Part have been extirpated, fome incorporated into i g c
the Senecas, and the rtft have retired beyond the woodlefs Plains over the
Miffifippi, and left the Confederates entire Mafters of all the Country. From
the Ruins of the Eriga Towns and FortrefTes we fuppofe they were the moil
numerous of any in thefe Parts of America.
The tVeliniSy called by the French Ilinois^ had their Seat on a fine River, vvelinis con-
which bears their Name§, and thence North Eafb by the South End of Lake quered.
Ilinois, along Mineami River to Lake Erie. They had many Years War ^ ^'^ '^^^
with the Confederates, and were compelled to acknowledge their Superiority, ^^'^^'
but however without being Subjedfs. They are now in clofe Friendlhip ; and
for the Sake of their having the Advantage of Trade with the Englifh, the
Confederates allotted them the Land on Quiaaghtena || and Rocky Rivers ||, (j G op qr
which is ftill the Property of the Confederates ; but the Land of the Welinis,
where they were formerly feated, ftill remains their own. As for the Land
from the Weft End of Lake Erie to the South End of Lake Ilinois §, which, § e o p q r s
in the Courfe of the War, the Confederates gained with the Sword, they have
allotted Part to the Wiandots.
The Wiandots, or Junundats, had Timghfoghruntie for their Seat, but by Wiando'ts
the fuperior Force of the Confederates were compelled to abandon it, and at conquered.
laft obliged to fue for Peace, after they had many Years wandered beyond the
Lakes. Upon this Account all that Peninfula between the Lakes Michigan,
Huron and Erie, is become the Property of the Confederates, and the Wian-
dots their Subjedls ; and to preferve their Fidelity, and to afford them Pro-
teftion, their prefent Seat was allotted them. The Delawares and thefe en- United with
tered into an entire League of AfTociaiion in 175 1. I think the Wiandots the Dela-
the fame as the Foxes or Outagamis. Their Language difcovers them of the w^f^s.
original Stock of the Erigas and Confederates.
The Outagamis and fome other Nations on the further Side of the Lakes
are fubdued by the Confederates ; but I am not enabled to relate the Particu-
lars with any Certainty, and fo cannot fpecify what Lands they have a Right
to beyond the Weftern Side of Lake Michigan. And though they have of-
ten carried their Arms far beyond the . Miffifippi, and.compeiled the Nations
icatcd there to retire further Weft ward, I have not been able to learn how •'- ixu.b.,;
far their Dominion extends on that Side, though they fay it is confiderably. nii^n^uou.i
The Peninfula of S KAN 1 AD A RA D E, which lies on the North skaniadardde
Side of Lake Erie, has long been fubje<5led to the fuperior Arms of the conquered.
Confederates ; its antient Inhabitants, called by the French, Hurons, from