Another itinerary is given in a “Sketch of the Indian Country on the north of New York” presented “to the board by Majr. govr. Winthrop:[52]
| “The Several Distances from Albany to Cubeck | Leagues |
| From Albany to Saragtoqua | 12 |
| From Saragtoqua to ye carrying place | 6 |
| The Carrying place over | 4 |
| From ye Carrying [place to the] Falls | 11 |
| From the Falls to [chambly] | 12 |
| From Chambly to Sorel | 18 |
| From Sorel to St. Fransoy | 4 |
| from st Fransoy to Troy [Trois] River | 9 |
| From Troy River to Champlain | 5 |
| From Champlain to Batishan | 2 |
| From Batishan to Lovenjere | 10 |
| From Lovenjere to Cubeck | 12 |
| Colaers Lake long | 30 |
| From ye End of ye Lake to Chambly | 12” |
Perhaps the most detailed description of the Pass is given by a former prisoner among the French who has written the following observations on a copy of a “French Draught of Lake Champlain & Lake George.”[53] The text shows that the date of the observations is about 1756:
“From Fort Edward to Fort William Henry, on Lake George fifteen Miles good Road. This Lake is thirty Six Miles Long, and in the Widest part not quite three, all very good Navigation But for two miles at the farther End Becomes a Narrow Winding Creek, Very Mountainous on Each Side particularly the East, the Landing place is within three Miles of Ticonderoga, where the Lake Begins to Discharge itself into Champlain over Several Little Falls which Interupt the Navigation for a mile & half, where every thing is Carried over Land for that Distance, on the Eastern Side, to a Saw Mill the French have there, from the Mill to Ticonderoga is a mile & ahalf more, water carriage only dry a very narrow Creek Overlook’d by Steep Mountains on each Side, this is the only Communication their is from Lake George to Ticonderogo for Artillery, and heavy Baggage and is altogither one of the most Difficult and most Dangerous Passes in North America.
“French Draught of Lake Champlain & Lake George with Remarks of an English prisoner who Return’d from Quebec to Fort Edward, by the River St. Lawrence River Sorrelle & these Lakes touch’d at Fort Chamblay Fort St. Johns Crown point & Ticonderoga.
“This Draught is pretty Correct from Crown point towards Canada But from Crown point to Fort Edward is not so Exact. however their are no Capital Errors to Mislead an Army or Party going that way the whole Being Sufficient to give a good Idea of those important Waters.
“Distances in these Remarks are from the River St Lawrence to Fort William Henry taken from French Authoritys, But from Ticonderogo to Fort Edward by way of wood Creek from the English.
“From Fort Edward to wood Creek where it Becomes Navigable for Batteaux, Eleven Miles, from thence to wood Creek Falls twenty eight miles, from these Falls to Ticonderogo thirty miles uninterrupted Navigation. A few miles Beyond the Falls is a Branch of wood Creek Call’d South Bay, a noted Rendevous for the Enemys Scalping parties from Ticonderogo. It was from this place that General Dieskeau march’d when he Attack’d General Johnston’s Entrenchment on Lake George, it is twenty five miles Distance from Fort Edward & Sixteen from Fort William Henry.
“Ticonderogo by the French call’d Carrillon is Distance from Fort Edward by way of Lake George fifty four miles, stands upon that part of Champlain Call’d by the English wood Creek on the western side it is a small Square wooden Fort Advantageously Situate & Regularly built, has two Ravelins, one to the Land, the other, to the water, which with the Ditch are still Unfinish’d Because of the Rockyness of the Ground, the Garrison Usually Consists of Four Hundred men & Fort will Contain no more.