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tains which we left in the afternoon, now 

 appeared above the woods and the country. 

 Thefe mountains, which were called the 

 Highlands, did not project more North than 

 the other, in the place where we anchored. 

 Their fides (not thofe towards the river) 

 were feldom perpendicular, but Hoping, fo 

 that one could climb up to the top, though 

 not without difficulty. 



On feveral high grounds near the river, 

 the people burnt lime. The mailer of the 

 yacht told me, that they break a fine blueifh 

 grey limeflone in the high grounds, along 

 both rides of the river, for the fpace of 

 feme Engiifi miles, and burn lime of it. 

 But at fome miles diflance there is no more 

 limeilone, and they find alfo none on the 

 banks till they come to Albany. 



We paffed by a little neck of land, 

 which projected on the weftern fide in the 

 river, and was called Dance. The name 

 of this place is faid to derive its origin 

 from a feflival which the Dutch ce- 

 lebrated here in former times, and at 

 which they danced and diverted them- 

 felves -, but once there came a number of 

 Indians, who killed them all. 



We call: anchor late at night, becaufe the 

 wind ceafed and the tide was ebbing. The 

 depth of the river is twelve fathoms here. 



The 



