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AMERICA,
HISTORICAL, STATISTIC, AND DESCRIPTIVE.
BY
J. S. BUCKINGHAM, ESQ.
IN THREE VOLUMES.
VOL. III.
1841.
FISHER, SON, & CO.
NEWGATE ST. LONDON, RUE ST. HONORÉ, PARIS.
1136.
CONTENTS OF VOL. III.
CHAP. I.
Stay in the city of Buffalo-Sketch of its history-Destruction by the
British-Subsequent grant of Congress to repair its losses-Revival and
rebuilding-Rapid progress from thence Statistics of its commerce-
Financial report to the state legislature-Prospects of future greatness-
Advantageous and agreeable situation of Buffalo-The Welland canal from
Lake Erie to Lake Ontario-Description of Buffalo, its buildings and
population-Projected public buildings, university and exchange-Envi-
rons, rides, villas, prospects, climate-Steam-boats, schooners, brigs, and
ships-Source of the great river St. Lawrence-Size, depth, and elevation
of the lakes-Lakes Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie, Ontario-Public
meeting of the Bethel Society of Buffalo-American picture of the
maritime population.......
CHAP. II.
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Visit to the settlement of the Seneca Indians-Statistics of this tribe in
numbers and lands-Council of the chiefs in the open forest-Description
of the tribe and their condition-Visit to the grave of the great chief
Red Jacket-Anecdote of Red Jacket and Lafayette-History of the
"White-woman," wife of an Indian chief-Atrocities of the English
leading the Indians-Testimony of Cornplanter, a retired Seneca chief-
Corroborating narrative of the "White-woman "-Evils produced by the
use of intoxicating drinks-Winters at Buffalo-Freezing of the lakes-
Church-going, sleighing parties, and religious revivals-Progress of the
Catholics in the Western cities-Alarm of the Protestant sects at this-
Episcopalian measures of counteraction-Division of New York into two
bishoprics-Newspapers of Buffalo, number and character-Discussion on
the rise of water in the lakes-Curious theory broached on this subject--
Journey from Buffalo to Rochester - Williamsville, Ransom's Grove,
Pembroke Batavia to Rochester by rail-road.........
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