transported thither in one Year, besides other Commodities of very considerable Value. The Distance between _Albany_ and _Monreal_ is about two hundred Miles, all by Water, except twelve Miles between _Hudson's River_ and the _Wood-Creek_, where they carry their Bark Canoes over Land, and about sixteen Miles between _Chambly_ and _La Prairie_, overagainst _Monreal_. And tho' the Passage be so short and easy, these Goods are generally sold at double their Value in _Albany_. But as this Path has been thought extremely prejudicial to the Interest of this Colony, I shall leave it, and go on to another, that leads directly from _Albany_ into the _Cataracui_ or _Ontario Lake_, without going near any of the _French_ Settlements. From _Albany_ the _Indian Traders_ commonly carry their Goods sixteen Miles over Land, to the _Mohawks River_ at _Schenechtady_, the Charge of which Carriage is _Nine Shillings New-York_ Money, or _Five Shillings Sterling_ each Waggon-Load. From _Schenechtady_ they carry them in Canoes up the _Mohawks River_, to the Carrying-place between the _Mohawks River_, and the River which runs into the _Oneida Lake_; which Carrying-place between is only three Miles long, except in very dry Weather, when they are obliged to carry them two Miles further. From thence they go with the Current down the _Onondaga River_ to the _Cataracui Lake_. The Distance between _Albany_ and the _Cataracui Lake_ (this Way) is nearly the same with that between _Albany_ and _Monreal_; and likewise with that between _Monreal_ and the _Cataracui Lake_, and the Passage much easier than the last, because the Stream of the _Mohawks River_ is not near so strong as the _Cataracui River_ between the _Lake_ and _Monreal_, and there is no Fall in the River, save one short one; whereas there are (as I have said) at least five in the _Cataracui River_, where the Canoes must be unloaded. Therefore it plainly follows, that the _Indian Goods_ may be carried at as cheap a Rate from _Albany_ to the _Cataracui Lake_, as from _Albany_ to _Monreal_. So that the People of _Albany_ plainly save all the Charge of carrying Goods two hundred Miles from _Monreal_ to that Part of the _Cataracui Lake_, which the _French_ have to carry before they bring them to the same Place from _Monreal_, besides the Advantage which the _English_ have in the Price of their Goods.