Alida; or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War.: Founded on FactComfield, Amelia Stratton
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Alida; or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War.: Founded on Fact
Comfield, Amelia Stratton
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile fiction
Behind this village the road led along a considerable hill, from
which we had a beautiful view of Oneida Lake, which presented the
appearance of a large stream. Here you have a number of extensive
prospects, which, however, as you see but little cultivated land and
few houses, is rather uniform. Farther on we saw a small lake called
Salt Lake, which is in the midst of a forest, and has on its banks
three picturesquely situated towns, Liverpool, Salina, and Syracuse.
At Salina are rich salt springs, the water of which is collected in
reservoirs, and it is evaporated by the heat of the sun to procure
the salt. Beyond Sullivan we passed through the village of
Chitteningo. It contains several mills, a cotton factory, and a
branch of the Erie Canal, which forms a kind of harbour, and serves
as a landing place for articles manufactured here, and for the
plaster and lime which are procured in the neighbourhood. This lime
becomes hard under water, so that it is excellently adapted to
waterworks. We dined at Manlius, a new village.... From the canal
which forms an angle here, we drove in a southerly direction, in
order to keep on the plains, as the main road, which is nearer,
leads over a hill. The two Onondago villages appear to be
flourishing manufacturing places, and are pleasantly situated.]
Beyond Marcellus the night unfortunately closed in, which prevented
their seeing Skaneateles Lake, as well as the town of the same name.
About nine o'clock in the evening they arrived at Auburn, and found good
accommodations at one of the public houses.
[_Travels_:
Beyond Marcellus the night unfortunately closed in, which prevented
me from seeing Skeneatelass Lake, as well as the town of the same
name, which is said to be extremely pleasantly situated on one of
its banks. About nine o'clock in the evening we arrived at Auburn,
and found good accommodations at one of the public houses.]
At four o'clock next morning they again set out in the stage coach for
Rochester, distant sixty-nine miles. It was just day-light when they
arrived in the vicinity of Cayuga, on the lake of the same name. This
lake empties into the Seneca river, which afterwards unites with the
Mohawk. They crossed the lake, not far from its mouth, on a wooden
bridge one mile in length. On the opposite side of the lake is a large
toll-house. At a short distance from this they arrived at Seneca Falls,
so called in consequence of the little falls of the Seneca river, which
are close by, and are chiefly formed by a mill-dam. Beyond Waterloo the
road in some places was made of logs, so that the passengers were very
disagreeably jolted. Geneva is situated at the north point of Seneca
Lake. The town derives its name from its similarity of situation to
Geneva in Switzerland. The Franklin hotel, situated on the bank of the
lake, is both spacious and beautiful.
[_Travels_:
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