21 8 May 1749. 



cheefe there : but they take care to keep the 

 cattle from fait water, efpecially thofe who 

 live near the fea-coafts ; for it has been 

 found, that the cheefe will not become fo 

 good when the cows graze near fait water, 

 as it will when they have frefh water. 

 This, however, wants nearer examination, 

 in my opinion. 



May the 31ft. About noon I left Phi- 

 ladelphia, and went on board a fmall yacht, 

 which fails continually up and down upon 

 the river Delaware, between Trenton and 

 Philadelphia. We failed up the river with 

 fair wind and weather. Sturgeons leaped 

 often a fathom into the air. We faw them 

 continuing this exercife all day, till we came 

 to Trenton. The banks on the Penfyhanian 

 iide were low ; and thofe on the New Jer- 

 fey iide fteep and fandy, but not very high. 

 On both fides we perceived forefts of tall 

 trees, with deciduous leaves. 



During the courfe of this month, the 

 forenoon was always calm; but immediately 

 after noon it began to blow gently, and fome- 

 times pretty flrongly. This morning was 

 likewife fair -, and in the afternoon it was 

 cloudy, but did not rain. 



The banks of the river were fometimes 

 high, and fometimes low. We faw fome 

 fmall houfcs near the lliore, in the woods ; 



and, 



