42 The Difivejfes and Adventures 



Country and Spanijh Inhabitants, we could 

 not hear there was any other fuch Tree 

 known of throughout New Spain, nor per- 

 haps all America over ; but I do not repre- 

 fent this as a Prodigy in Nature, becaufe I 

 am not Philofopher enough to afcribe any 

 natural Caufe for it ; the Learned may, per- 

 haps, give fubftantial Reafons in Nature, 

 for what appeared to us as a great and mar- 

 vellous Secret. 



When we had walked about four Miles 

 from hence, we came to a great Pond, which 

 was covered over with Fowl, perfe&ly like 

 our Ducks, except that they had red Heads, 

 and whittled like Black-birds. Near Sun-fet 

 we got into a fine Valley, where we hoped to 

 have found fome Indians, but were difap- 

 pointed ; and now having no Sort of Pro- 

 vifion, we were in great Extremity. I de- 

 fired my Fellow-Travellers to make a Fire, 

 that we might flay here all Night, whilft I 

 went to a Thicket of Trees near at Hand, 

 to try if I could find Berries, or any Thing 

 elfe to eat, or a little Water to drink ; but, 

 before I came to the Trees, I heard a Noife 

 like the Falling of Water. I followed the 



Sound, 



