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granary, and that they were hi a few days to 

 be two hundred miles distant; and my father 

 was no less pleased with the consciousness, 

 and on which every one complimented him, 

 that they were in the hands of one who would 

 spare no exertions to make the best use of 

 them. The neighbours, who had assisted the 

 farmer in this discovery, envious of his good 

 fortune, sued him for a share in the profit ; 

 but they gained nothing m^ore than a dividend 

 of the costs ; it appearing that they had been 

 satisfied with the gratification of their curi^ 

 osity, and the quality and quantity of the rum, 

 and no one to prove that he had given them 

 reason to hope for a share in the price of any 

 thing his land might happen to produce. 



Not willing to lose the advantage of an un- 

 commonly dry season, when the springs in the 

 morass were low, we proceeded on the arduous 

 enterprize. In New York every article was. 

 provided which might be necessary in sur- 

 mounting expected difficulties; such as a 

 pump, ropes, pullies, augers, &c.; boards and 

 plank were provided in the neighbouihood, 



