266 LAWSON'S HISTORY 



THE FRESH WATER SHELL FISH ARE, 

 Muscles, which are eaten by the Indians, after 

 five or six hours boiling to make them tender, and 

 then are good for nothing. 



Crawfish in the brooks and small rivers of wa- 

 ter amongst the Tuskeruro Indians and up higher, 

 are found very plentifully, and as good as any in 

 the world. 



And thus I have gone through the several spe- 

 cies offish, so far as they have come to my knowl- 

 edge, in the eight years that I have lived in Caro- 

 lina. I should have made a larger discovery when 

 traveling so far toward the mountains and amongst 

 the hills, had it not been in the winter season, 

 which was improper to make any enquiry into any 

 of the species before recited. Therefore, as my 

 intent was, I proceed to what remains of the pres- 

 ent state of Carolina, having already accounted for 

 the animals and vegetables as far as this volume 

 would allow of, whereby the remainder, though 

 not exactly known, may yet be guessed at if we 

 consider what latitude Carolina lies in, which 

 reaches from 29 to 36 30', northern latitude as I 

 have before observed. Which latitude is as fer- 

 tile and pleasant as any in the world, as well for 

 the produce of minerals, fruits, grain and wine, as 

 other rich commodities. And, indeed, all the ex- 

 periments that have been made in Carolina, of 

 the fertility and natural advantages of the coun- 

 try, have exceeded all expectations as affording 

 some commodities which other places, in the same 



