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which are the sources of rivers running easterly int« 

 the Atlantic, and westward into the Mississippi,* 



Soil of Georgia* 



The soil of Georgia resembles that of the state 

 last mentioned, in many particulars. On the coast 

 are several islands, the soil of which is sandy, but 

 yields cotton of a fine quality, and remarkably long 

 staple, and sells at a higher price at the British mar- 

 kets, than the same article from any other quarter of 

 the globe. 



Between the islands and the main land, are exten^ 

 sive salt marshes and rice swamps, the soil of which is 

 very rich ; and above these, in the eastern part ©£ 

 the state, which includes all the country between the 

 mountains and the Atlantic, and upwards of one hun^ 

 dred miles by forty, in extent, there is scarcely a 

 hill or stone to be seen. The soil of a great part of 

 the land in the lower and middle divisions of the 

 state is sand, and covered with pines ; the substra* 

 turn is clay, and commonly lies from 12 to 20 inches 

 below the surface, A due admixture of these soils, 

 would tend greatly to improve the land, and to pre- 

 serve its strength, which is continually exhausting 

 by cultivation, and exposure to a blazing sun. The 

 soil cf the back country is a strong clay, and yields 

 great crops of cotton, wheat, corn, and the commoa 

 grain of the more northern states. 



Soil of Ohio. 



The state of Ohio, according to Mr, Ellicott, is 

 exceedingly fertile near the rivers, but in many 

 * Drayton's View of South Carolina. 



