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before, on the other fide, in the fame direc- 

 tion. It is likewife remarkable, that the 

 river in fuch places where it paffes through 

 the mountains is as deep, and often deeper 

 than in the other places. The perpendicular 

 rocks on the fides of the river are furprifing, 

 and it appears that if no paffages had been 

 opened by Providence, for the river to pafs 

 through, the mountains in the upper part 

 of the country v/ould have been inundated, 

 fince thefe mountains, like fo many dykes, 

 would have hindered the water from going 

 on. Quere, Why does this river go on in a 

 diredt line for fo confiderable a diftance ? 

 Why do the many paffages, through which 

 the river flows acrofs the mountains, ly 

 under the fame meridian ? Why are water- 

 falls near fome of thefe paffages, or at lean: 

 {hallow water with a rocky ground ? 



WE now perceived exceffive high and 

 fteep mountains on both fides of the river, 

 which echoed back each found we uttered. 

 Yet notwithftanding they were fo high and 

 fteep, they were covered with fmall trees. 



THE Blue Mountains* which reared their 

 towering tops above all the other moun- 

 tains, were now feen before us, towards 

 North, but at a great diftance. 



THE country began here to look more 

 cultivated, and lefs mountainous, 



THE 



