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are gardens and paftures between them. As 

 thefe parts were fooner inhabited by Euro- 

 peans than Penfyhania, the woods were 

 likewife more cut away, and the country 

 more cultivated, fo that one might have 

 imagined himfelf to be in Europe. 



We now thought of continuing our jour- 

 ney, but as it began to rain very heavily, and 

 continued fo during the whole day and part 

 of the night, we were forced to flay till 

 next morning. 



Oclober the 29th. This morning we 

 proceeded on our journey. The country 

 was pretty well peopled ; however there 

 were yet great woods in many places : they 

 all confifted of deciduous trees : and I did 

 not perceive a fingle tree of the fir kind, 

 till I came to New Brimfwick. The ground 

 was level, and did not feem to be every 

 where of the richeft kind. In fome places 

 it had hillocks, lofing themfelves almoft 

 imperceptibly in the plains, which were 

 commonly crofled by a rivulet. Almoft 

 near every farm-houfe were great orchards. 

 The houfes were commonly built of timber, 

 and at fome diftance by themfelves ftood 

 the ovens for baking, confifting commonly 

 of clay. 



On a hill covered with trees, and called 

 Rockhill, I faw feveral pieces of flone or 



P 2 rock, 



