. Papers and records of the Wentworth Historical Society . with his family andtwo sisters started for Canada. Before leaving home theybuilt a boat of sufficient size to carry their household the Susquehanna they reached a tributary that ledto the first of a chain of lakes that crosses the State of NewYork. Up this stream they pursued their toilsome journey•and crossed the first lake. Here they made their first portage-and reached the second lake. After crossing this they made asecond portage, and reached the shores of the third lake. Fol-lowing the river that flows from this
. Papers and records of the Wentworth Historical Society . with his family andtwo sisters started for Canada. Before leaving home theybuilt a boat of sufficient size to carry their household the Susquehanna they reached a tributary that ledto the first of a chain of lakes that crosses the State of NewYork. Up this stream they pursued their toilsome journey•and crossed the first lake. Here they made their first portage-and reached the second lake. After crossing this they made asecond portage, and reached the shores of the third lake. Fol-lowing the river that flows from this lake they found them-selves on the southern shore of Lake Ontario, where Oswegonow stands. Resting here for a short time, they pursued theirjourney westward, coasting along the shore. Before reachingNiagara, however, they encountered a very severe boat was driven ashore and broken in pieces, but theymanaged to save a portion of its cargo. Peter Horning thenstarted to walk to Niagara, while the remainder of the party HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE. ROBERT LAND S CABIN, COUNTY OF WENTWORTH. 53 camped on the shore until help should arrive. When hereached Niagara he at once informed the authorities of his mis-hap, and they promptly sent a Mr. St. John with a boat andcrew to bring the family and what remained of their householdeffects. The family remained here a short time while PeterHorning and his two sisters followed the Indian trail to theHead of the Lake. Arriving here one day they discovered alog cabin in a small clearing. The cabin was open but no per-son was near. One of the sisters saw the flowers and at oncesaid, We are at the end of our journey ; I know it by theseflowers. Mother gave the seed to Abraham. They cannotbe far away. Noticing a path leading in a northerly direc-tion, they followed it, and soon found themselves on the shoresof a beautiful body of water, now known as Burlington Bay,whither the two young men had gone to fish. Great was therejoicing when t
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