There were a number of passengers, who, together with this commander, added to our social circle, and made it more agreeable: among these, the chief person was Dr.Selman, of Cincinnati, who had been a surgeon in Wayne's army, and who had a fund of information of this era.
My acquaintance with subjects of chemistry and mineralogy enabled me to make my conversation agreeable, which was afterwards of some advantage to me.
We came to at Grave Creek Fleets, and all went up to see the Great Mound, the apex of which had a depression, with a large tree growing in it having the names and dates of visit of several persons carved on its trunk.

One of the dates was, I think, as early as 1730.

We also stopped at Gallipolis--the site of a French colony of some notoriety.

The river was constantly enlarging; the spring was rapidly advancing, and making its borders more beautiful; and the scenery could scarcely have been more interesting.

There was often, it is true, a state of newness and rudeness in the towns, and villages, and farms, but it was ever accompanied with the most pleasing anticipations of improvement and progress.