. A history of Vermont, with the state constitution, geological and geographical notes, bibliography, chronology, statistical tables, maps, and illustrations. we meet two otherpretty large Falls.^ We carryd our Canoes by these Falls andcome to ye Lake. ^ Eighteen years later Captain Eleazer Melvin witheighteen men in his command set out on a mihtaryexpedition from Fort Dummer through the wildernesstoward Crown Point. He followed much the sameroute that Cross had taken, and he too left a journalof the road. We can locate the places which he de-scribes, in the same way that we have located those
. A history of Vermont, with the state constitution, geological and geographical notes, bibliography, chronology, statistical tables, maps, and illustrations. we meet two otherpretty large Falls.^ We carryd our Canoes by these Falls andcome to ye Lake. ^ Eighteen years later Captain Eleazer Melvin witheighteen men in his command set out on a mihtaryexpedition from Fort Dummer through the wildernesstoward Crown Point. He followed much the sameroute that Cross had taken, and he too left a journalof the road. We can locate the places which he de-scribes, in the same way that we have located those ofthe earlier narrative. They started from Fort Dummer May 13, 1748, went 1 Otter Creek. 2 Probably in the town of Rutland. 3 Middlebury Falls. ^ Weybridge. ^ Vergennes. 6 This is the diary of James Cross (or Coss) of his journey fromFort Dummer to Lake Champlain, made in April and May, 1730. Iam indebted to B. H. Hall, History of Eastern Vermont, I, 21-23, for it,never having seen it elsewhere in print. It is probable that Hall tookit from the original manuscript in the office of the Secretary of State,Massachusetts, A xxxviii, 126, 127. —E. D. Vermont at the Close of the French and Indian Wars THE WIDENING TRAIL 41 up the Connecticut to Number Four, then followed theBlack River. On the 19th they crossed several largestreams that were branches of the Otter Creek. Theysaw many signs of the enemy, both new and old, suchas camps and girdled trees. On the 20th they marchedover Otter Creek and around Sutherland Falls. Far-ther on they found several camps of the previous winterand beaten paths made by the enemy. On the 24ththey came upon a camp fenced in with a very thickfence, and found there a keg of about four gallonscapacity which had been recently emptied of wine, asthe smell indicated, and about tw^elve pounds of goodFrench bread. They reached Champlain on the 28th,had a skirmish with a party of Indians, and began aretreat, pursued by about one hundred and fifty of thee
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