From the house of Col.

William Preston, "at one o'clock, in high spirits." They took the canoe at the mouth of Elk River, on the 16th.
Most of the diary is, of course, taken up with notes on the character and fertility of the lands, and memoranda of the surveys made.

Especial comment is made on a burning spring by the Kanawha, which is dubbed "one of the wonders of the world." 40.

They received this news on April 17th, and confirmation thereof on the 19th.

The dates should be kept in mind, as they show that the Shawnees had begun hostilities from a fortnight to a month before Cresap's attack and the murder of Logan's family, which will be described hereafter.
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