2o8 September 1749. 



hills tumbled down ; and a great part of 

 the corn-fields on the lowed hills were de- 

 ftroyed. They (hewed me feveral little 

 iflands, which arofe in the river on this 

 occafion. 



THERE are pieces of black lime-flate 

 fcattered on thofe hills, which confift of 

 mould. For the fpace of eight French 

 miles along the fide of the river, there- is 

 not a piece of lime-flate to be feen -, but 

 inftead of ir, there are high grey moun- 

 tains, confifting of a rock-ftone, which 

 contains a purple and a cryftaline quartz, 

 mixed with lime-ftone, and black glim- 

 mer. The roots of thefe mountains go 

 into the water. We now begin to fee the 

 lime-flates again. 



HERE are a number of Terns *, which 

 fly about, and make a noife along the fhore. 



THE river is here computed at about 

 four French miles broad. 



ON the fides of the river, about two 

 French miles inland, there are fuch terraces 

 of earth as at Terre (fEboulement ; but foon 

 after they are fucceeded by high difagree- 

 able mountains. 



SEVERAL brooks fall into the river here, 

 over the fleep fliores, with a great noife* 

 The fliores are fometimes feveral yards 



* Sterna hi r undo Linn. 



high, 



