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are numerous in New 'Jerfey, and like wife 

 in fome parts of Penfyhania and New Tork. 

 The mod northerly place, where it has 

 been hitherto found, is near Gofoen in New 

 Tork, under forty-one degrees and twenty- 

 live minutes of north latitude, as I am in- 

 formed by Dr. Colden. For to the North of 

 Go/hen, it has not been found in the woods. 

 The white cedar is one of the trees, which 

 refill the moft to putrefaction ; and when it 

 is put above ground, it will laft longer than 

 under ground : therefore it is employed for 

 many purpofes j it makes good fences, and 

 pofls which are to be put into the ground ; 

 but in this point, the red cedar is frill pre- 

 ferable to the white ; it likewife makes 

 good canoes. The young trees are em- 

 ployed for hoops round barrels, tuns, &c. 

 becaufe they are thin and pliable ; the 

 thick and tall trees afford timber, and wood 

 for cooper's work. The houfes which are 

 built of it, furpafs in duration, thofe which 

 are built of American oak. Many of the 

 houfes in Rapaapo were made of this white 

 cedar wood ; but the chief thing which the 

 white cedar affords is the beft kind of min- 

 gles. The white cedar mingles are pre- 

 ferred to all others for feveral reafons ; 

 firft, they are more durable than any others 

 made of American wood, the red cedar min- 

 gles 



