80 OF NORTH CAROLINA. 



"Next morning we got our breakfast, roasted 

 acorns being one of the dishes. The Indians beat 

 them into meal and thicken their venison broth 

 with them, and oftentimes make a palatable soup. 

 They are used instead of bread, boiling them till 

 the oil swims on the top of the water, which they 

 preserve for use, eating the acorns with flesh meat. 

 We traveled this day about twenty-five miles over 

 pleasant savanna ground, high and dry, having 

 very few trees upon it, and those standing at 

 a great distance. The land was very good and 

 free from grubs or underwood. A man near Sa- 

 pona may more easily clear ten acres of ground, 

 than in some places he can one ; there being 

 much loose stone upon the land, lying very con- 

 venient for making of dry walls or any other sort 

 of durable fence. The country abounds likewise 

 with curious, bold creeks, navigable for small craft, 

 disgorging themselves into the main rivers that 

 vent themselves into the ocean. These creeks 

 are well stored with sundry sorts of fish and fowl, 

 and are very convenient for the transportation of 

 what commodities this place may produce. This 

 night we had a great deal of rain with thunder 

 and lightning. 



Next morning it proving delicate weather, 

 three of us separated ourselves from the horses 

 and the rest of the company, and went directly 

 for Sapona town. 



That day we passed through a delicious coun- 

 try — none that I ever saw exceeds it. We saw 



