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that mountain. The Meadow Mountain owes its title tr 

 the (»nce beautiful glade on its western slope. The Negro 

 Mountain is so called because, after Braddock's defeat on 

 the Monongahela, a scouting party, traveling Braddock's 

 Road, carae in contact with a like party of Indians, when 

 a skirmish ensued, in which one Indian was killed, and a 

 very large negro mortally wounded. The negro was laid 

 under a rock until the party should return from their ex- 

 pedition ; and I have been told by one of them that when 

 they returned the following night, the negro was still 

 groaning under the rock ; but their fear of the Indians 

 was so great, that, not daring to go to his assistance, they 

 left him to die in the woods on the mountain. 



Between the Savage Mountain and the Meadow and 

 Negro Mountains, is a country abounding in the finest 

 pine timber, together with oak, curled maple, birch, and 

 chestnut timber. Wheat, rye, oats, and potatoes are the 

 principal productions, and timothy grows admirably in this 

 region. 



From Negro Mountain we come to Selby's-Port, on the 

 Yough. River, or, as it is commonly called, " The Cross- 

 ings." This part of the county is much broken up by ab- 

 rupt hills. The land, in places, is well adapted to the 

 growth of Indian corn, wheat, rye, oats, and tobacco ; and 

 there are in this locality some fine farms, with excellent or- 

 chards of delightful fruit. 



We next come to the cove and town of Accident. This 

 is decidedly the best part of the county ; it has but lately 

 engaged attention, is now a fine grain-growing neighbor- 

 hood, and is settled by an industrious and enterprising 

 class of farmers. The land is of good quality, level, well 

 watered, and healthy. It is among the best wheat-grow- 

 ing sections in Maryland. Indian corn is raised there; 

 rye, oats, tobacoi, and Irish potatoes all grow abundantly ; 

 and grass flourishes remarkably well. 

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