Kavanagh's journal is packed with detailed information about the lay of the land, the soil, the climate, the state of the roads, the means of conveyance, accommodation en route, forms of land owndership, crops and other economic activities, and religion. He found the land fertile, the people industrious and peaceful, and the housing primitive ( too many log houses, not enough American fram houses). Deane and he were almost always well-received, although the settlers were worried that the Americans might evict them if the boundary dispute was settled in their favour. * * River Review,University of Maine, 1997