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29th It was rather chilly. The sun shone very warm but the wind was raw and cold in the fore part of the day, by noon it moderated and in the afternoon was very warm. Today I finished off my stocking and bedquilt and commenced

another stocking and quilt called Jobs Troubles, the pieces were 6 sided

Toward night we arrived in Lockport. Along here the wind runs through a valley formed by two high hills being 50 ft formed by water but very convenient for the canal, out the top out the tops of these hills is situated the village on the skirts of it, there were many very handsome residences surrounded by handsome flower gardens which look very pleasant from the canal Here are 5 locks one right after another, there are two sets of locks one for boats going the other for those coming making 10 locks. they are all built of handsome square stone looking out a little distance like an immense pile of stones, there are three flights of stone steps with railings for travelers to go up on if they prefer it to going through the lock in the boat. Each lock raises us about 12 making in all 60 ft. After we passed through the locks we found the canal to be cut through the solid rock for the distance of one mile. It hardly seemed possible for man to do so much I felt very sorry that we could not pass through there in the day time as we could have seen it to a much better advantage. I wish I were an writer that I might give it such a description as it deserves. 30th We stopped within 11 miles of Buffalo about sunrise at a place called Portorwonto? through which the steamers passed on their way from Buffalo to Niagara. We had anticipated another long day but were agreeably disappointed. the day was very pleasant and just warm enough to be comfortable. About 11 the cars came along in which we seated ourselves Mr Holmes being of our party and were soon on our way to Niagara falls. after a pleasant ride of 3/4 of an hour in which time we spent over 12 miles we were landed in Niagara village. As soon as the cars stopped there were 20 or 30 black and other servants surrounded them and kept up an unknown repetition of not "will you have a carriage Sir" but "The Niagara house is the best and cheapest in the place" The Franklin is much the best and is a great deal newer" "Should I take your baggage to the Washington?" so that we had most as much difficulty in getting out of the cars as we should had we been landing from a steamboat in N.Y. Niagara village is about 1 mile and a 1/2 from the falls, after having learned that the cars would leave again at 2 we walked through the village which contained unknown