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tree, and many branches were broken with the weight of fruit. 

 There seemed a demand for Mr Russel s cider, which he sold at 

 Si per barrel, of thirty-two gallons, when newly expressed, 

 and he was unable to satisfy some applications which were 

 made in my presence. The orchards are numerous in all parts 

 of America, and most of the trees having been raised from 

 seed, it is probable many excellent varieties may be met with 

 deserving of propagation. 



From the village of Lime, which is situated on a ridge, 

 by which name it is sometimes known, a beautiful prairie is 

 seen, and which I believe is entirely settled. The soil ap 

 peared somewhat wet, which ditching would easily remedy, 

 but this practice seemed altogether disregarded. 



Soon after leaving Lime, light disappeared, and I was al 

 lowed to remain three or four hours in a most uncomfortable 

 hotel at Lower Sandusky, situated on a river of the same 

 name. When morning dawned, I was travelling through 

 a thickly-wooded country, and over a road, on the surface of 

 which lime rock was protruding in the manner of honey-comb. 

 The coach in which I rode being of a particular construction, 

 the roughness of the road rendered the journey disagree 

 able. My progress was like a funeral procession, thirty-one 

 miles occupying twelve hours. The jolting of American 

 stages, and more especially when passing over one or two logs 

 lying across the road, is truly annoying, and sometimes dan 

 gerous, from contusions which maybe received, but I had never 

 experienced any thing like the motion on the present occasion. 

 For the first time since reaching the American shore, I was 

 slightly afflicted with headach, and felt the sensation of fa 

 tigue. 



I breakfasted at a log-house on the banks of the river 

 Portage, where I was struck with the florid complexion and 

 robust figure of a young man employed in cutting pork into 

 small pieces at the door, and which a girl, apparently his 

 sister, was salting and packing into a vessel. On approach 

 ing him, I discovered he did not understand the English lan 

 guage, but one of the inmates of the house acting as inter 

 preter, he told me he was from Hanover, and on his way to 

 settle in Michigan. 



