us well, and we waited here for the chief, Arenias, whom we had left
in the castle Te Notooge.

January 19. We went as fast as we could in the morning, proceeding
on the march; and after going half a league we arrived at the third
castle, named Schanadisse, and I looked around in some of the
houses to see whether there were any skins. I met nine Onondagas
there with skins, that I told to go with me to the second castle, where
the chief, Taturot, I should say Tonewerot, was at home, who wel-
comed us at once, and gave us a very fat piece of venison, which we
cooked; and when we were sitting at dinner we received a letter from
Marten Gerritsen, brought us by a savage that came in search of us,
and was dated January 18. We resolved to proceed at once to the
first castle, and to depart on the morrow for Fort Orange, and a good
three hours before sunset we arrived at the first castle. We had bread
baked for us again, and packed the three beavers we had received from
the chief when we had first come here. We slept here this night and
ate here.

January 20. In the morning, before daylight, Jeronimus sold his coat
for four beaver skins to an old man. We set forth at one hour before
daylight, and after marching by guess two leagues the savages pointed
to a high mountain where their castle stood nine years before. They
had been driven out by the Mahicans, and after that time they did not
want to live there. After marching seven or eight leagues we found
that the hunters' cabins had been burned, so we were obliged to sleep
under the blue sky.

January 21. We proceeded early in the morning, and after a long
march we took a wrong path that was the most walked upon; but as