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land, mixed with fome mould. I faw no 

 mountains, and no ftones, except fome lit- 

 tle ftones, not above the fize of a pigeon's 

 or hen's egg, lying on the hills, and com- 

 monly confifting of white quartz, which 

 was generally fmooth and poliflied on the 

 outfide. At the bottom, along the vallies/ 

 ran fometimes rivulets of crystalline water, 

 the bottom of which was covered with fuch 

 white pebbles as I have juft defcribed. 

 Now and then I met with a fwamp in the 

 y allies. Sometimes there appeared, though 

 at confiderable diftances from each other, 

 fome farms, frequently furrounded on all 

 fides by corn-fields. Almoft on every corn- 

 field there yet remained the flumps of 

 trees, which had been cut down ; a proof 

 that this country has not been long culti- 

 vated, being overgrown with trees forty or 

 fifty years ago. The farms did not ly to- 

 gether in villages, or fo that feveral of them 

 were near each other, in one place ; but 

 they were all feparated from one another. 

 Each countryman lived by himfelf, had 

 his own ground about his houfe, feparated 

 from the property of his neighbour. The 

 greateft part of the land, between thefe 

 farms fo diftant from each other, was 

 over-grown with woods, confifting of tall 

 trees. However, there was a fine fpace 



between, 



