of them there remained some long white hair. Our horses left us, I suppose, not being fond of the dry food on the mountains: with a good deal of trouble we found them again. We slept this night on the same mountain.
2d.—We came across several places where two poles, painted red, were stuck in the ground by the Indians, to which they tye the prisoners, when they stop at night, in their return from their incursions. We arrived this night at Shinglimuhee,[1] where was another of the same posts. It is a disagreeable and melancholy sight, to see the means they make use of, according to their savage way, to distress others.
3d.—We came to a part of a river called Tobeco, over the mountains, a very bad road.
4th.—We lost one of our horses, and with much difficulty found him, but were detained a whole day on that account.
I had much conversation with Pisquetumen;[2] of which I think to inform myself further when I get to my journey's end.
5th.—We set out early this day, and made a good long
stretch, crossing the big river Tobeco, and lodged between
two mountains. I had the misfortune to lose my pocket
book with three pounds five shillings,[3] and sundry other
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- ↑ Big Island is at the mouth of Bald Eagle Creek, in Clinton County. From that point the trail led up the creek to a point above Milesburg, Center County, then turned almost due west across Center and Clearfield counties to Clearfield (Shinglimuhee). This was the "Chinklacamoos path," north of the Kittanning trail followed by Weiser in 1748. The word "Chinklacamoos" is said to signify "it almost joins," in allusion to a horseshoe bend at this place. See Meginness, Otzinachson: A History of the West Branch Valley (rev. ed., Williamsport, Pa., 1889), p. 272.—Ed.
- ↑ An Indian Chief, that travelled with him.—[C T.?]
- ↑ The money of Pennsylvania, being paper, is chiefly carried in pocket books.—[C. T.?]
