30 "July 1749. 



Hoping. We croiTed the lake in a canoe, 

 •which could only contain three perfons, 

 and as foon as we landed we walked from 

 the fliore to the top of the mountains. 

 Their lides are very fteep, and covered with 

 a mould, and fome great rock-ftones lay on 

 them. All the mountains are covered with 

 trees ; but in fome places the forefts have 

 been deftroyed by fire. After a great deal 

 of trouble we reached the top of one of 

 the mountains, which was covered with a 

 riufty mould. It was none of the higheft^ 

 and fome of thofe which were at a greater 

 diftance were much higher, but we had 

 no time to go to them ; for the wind en- 

 creafed, and our boat was but a little one. 

 We found no curious plants, or any thing 

 remarkable here. 



When we returned to the iliore we 

 found the wind rifen to luch a height, that 

 we did not venture to crofs the lake in cur 

 boat, and for that reafon I left the fellow 

 to bring it back, as foon as the wind fub- 

 iided, and walked round the bay, which 

 was a walk of about {&vtx\ Engiifi miles. 

 I was followed by my fervant, and for want 

 of a road, we kept cloie to the fhore where 

 we pafled over mountains and iharp flones ; 

 through thick forefts and deep marches, all 

 which were known to be inhabited by 



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