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Thereupon the French man went down to help 

 his dog up, and breaking the mould away acci- 

 dentally with his feet, he discovered a very rich 

 coal mine. This adventure he gave an account of 

 amongst the neighborhood, and presently one of 

 the gentlemen of that part surveyed the land, and 

 the poor French man got nothing by his discovery. 

 The French are good neighbors amongst us, and 

 give examples of industry, which is much wanted 

 in this country. They make good flax, hemp, 

 linen cloth and thread, which they exchange 

 amongst the neighborhood for other commodities 

 for which they have occasion. 



We have hitherto made no trial of foreign her- 

 bage ; but doubtless it would thrive well, espe- 

 cially sanfoin, and those grasses that endure heat 

 and dry ground. As for our low lands, such as 

 marshes, savannas and pocoson ground, which 

 lies low, all of them naturally afford good land 

 for pasturage. 



We will next treat of the beasts which you shall 

 have an account of, as they have been discovered. 



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