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shrubs and brush : there are, however, very 

 few springs ; yet wells might easily be dug 

 in all parts of that ridge : the timber on it 

 is very lofty ; but it is no easy matter to 

 make a straight course through the same, 

 the moss growing as high upon the south 

 side of the trees as on the north. There 

 are a great many white oaks, ash, and 

 hickory-trees that grow among the beech 

 timber : there are likewise some places on 

 the ridge, perhaps for three or fourcontinued 

 miles, where there is little or no beech ; and 

 in such spots, black, white oak, ash, and 

 hickory, abound. Sugar-trees grow there 

 also to a very great bulk : the soil is re- 

 markably good, the ground a little ascend- 

 ing and descending, with some small rivu- 

 lets and a few springs. When I got out of 

 the beech-ridge, and nearer the river Mus- 

 kingum, the lands were more broken ; but 

 equally rich with those before mentioned, 

 and abounding with brooks and springs of 

 water. There are also several small creeks 

 that empty into that river, the bed of which 



