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So we returned to our boat, and proceeded down 



the river, and came to another place, some twenty- 

 five leagues from the river's mouth, on the same 

 side, where we found a place, no less delightful than 

 the former; and as far as we could judge both tracts 

 came into one. This lower place we called rocky 

 point, because we found many rocks and stones of 

 several sizes upon the land, which is not common. 

 We sent our boat down the river before us, ourselves 

 traveling by land many miles. Indeed, we were so 

 much taken with the pleasantness of the country, 

 that w^e traveled into the woods too far to recover 

 our boat and company that night. The next day 

 being Sunday, we got to our boat ; and on Monday, 

 the 16th of JSTovember, proceeded down to a place 

 on the east side of the river, some twenty-three 

 leagues from the harbour's mouth, which we call- 

 ed turkey quarters, because we killed several tur- 

 kies thereabouts ; we viewed the land there and 

 found some tracts of good ground, and high, facing 

 upon the river about one mile inward, but back- 

 wards some two miles, all pine land, but good pas- 

 ture ground. 



"We returned to our boat and proceeded down 

 some two or three leagues where we had former- 

 ly viewed, and found it a tract of as good land as 

 any we have seen, and had as good timber on it. 

 The banks on the river being high, therefore we 

 called it highland point. Having viewed that we 

 proceeded down the river, going on shore in sev- 

 eral plfiees on both sides, it being generally large 



