20 This Morning I make my first trial of taking A stage
passage in New Brunswick we crossed the river in a ferry &
prepared the riverstage for a start which was as follows rone pair of
Horses was put onto an open two Horse waggon with the Mail,
driver, & two passengers A progection run out back of the
wagon 4 feet upon this stood A large carpenters chest
And trunks. A second waggon was brought up & the tongue
made fast to the reach of the first waggon this was
loaded with wool & boxes. both loaded waggons to be draw-
n by one pair of Horses in this way we started to go 100 miles
through A Hilly rough country to travel day & night I did not
see what way one pair of Horses was going to travel with any speed
with wsuch a train of Lumber behind them but I soon
found out for as soon as we come to the top of A Hill the Horses
could not Hold the waggons And of course they went down
the Hill upon A keen run as fast as there legs could carry them
& continued to run untill they got part of the way up the
next Hill in this way we got along vary fast we changed
Horses evry 20 miles we travelled in this way the whole rout
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