fire was removed to other fort called Thau-gwe-took, which was situated west of now, Geneva Lake, erected bulwarks on Mountain Ridge, west of Genesee River. About this time reigned the King Atotarho V. At the fort Ke-dau-yer-ko-wau, (now Tonewanta plains) a party went to hunt and were attacked by the Ottauwahs, which created differences between the two nations as they entered on no terms but to commence hostilities; the To-hoo-nyo-hent sends a band of warriors to attack some of the hunters as to retaliate the vengeance upon their enemies. The warriors advanced above the lake named Geattahgweah (now Chatauque) and made encampment and agreed to hunt two days, after which to proceed towards the enemies’ country; the warriors went in various directions; a certain warrior passed a small brook, he discovered a strange animal resembling a dog, but could not discover the head; the creature was a greyish color, and was laying asleep exposed to the rays of the sun; and also discovered a den, supposed the place of his residence; the warrior returned to the camp at evening and related the kind of animal, and informed them, as he imagined was a very poisonous animal, and he was afraid to approach it again, but one of the jokers laughed at him and he was called a cowardly fellow; the joker determined to go himself and kill the creature without trouble, but wished some of the warriors to be spectators in the time of the engagement; accordingly the warrior went, accompanied by a number of warriors; he was directed to the spot and discovered the animal. After beating it short time with his club, he seized the animal and tied it with a tumline; but while he was lifting it the creature immediately moved to the den. With all his might, he held the tumline, but he could not stop it, he was compelled to let go the tumline when the creature went beyond his reach; the warrior was confused at not being able to kill the animal; he hastened to retire from the spot, but when a few paces he was taken with the pestilence which was influenced by the creature, and suddenly died; another warrior was at sight and directly fled to carry the intelligence, but also died at a short distance, and the others returned to the camp; but the pestilence soon prevailed among the warriors, and many of them died in the same manner; a few of them escaped by leaving the camp before the plaigue appeared, and thus ended the expedition. The Ottauwahs continued their hostilities and attacked the hunters; the Senecas sent out a small party and fought—drove the enemy off, but their engagements were small and continued many winters.