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all others round about him have been ruined, their 
property feized and themfelves driven out of the 
country or ilain by the injured, provoked natives* 
Next day after my arrival I crolTed the river id 
a canoe, on a vifit to a trader who refided amonglt 
the habitations on the other more. 
After dinner, on his mentioning fome curious 
fcenes amongft the hills, fome miles diftance from 
the river, we agreed to fpend the afternoonin obfer* 
nations on the mountains. 
After riding near two miles through Indian plan-* 
tations of Corn, which was well cultivated, kept 
clean of weeds, and was well advanced, being near 
eighteen inches in height, and the Beans planted at 
the Corn-hills were above ground ; we left the 
fields on our right, turning towards the mountains, 
and afcending through a delightful green vale or 
lawn, which conducted us in amongft the pyrami- 
dal hills, and croiling a brifk flowing creek, mean- 
dering through the meads 7 which continued near 
two miles, dividing and branching in amongft the 
hills. We then mounted their fteep afcents, rifing 
gradually by ridges or Heps one above another, fre- 
quently croiling narrow fertile dales as we afcend- 
cd : the air felt cool and animating, being charg- 
ed with the fragrant breath of the mountain beau- 
ties, the blooming mountain clufter Role, biuftiing 
Rhododendron and fair Lilly of the valley. Hav- 
ing now attained the fummit of this very elevated 
sidge, we enjoyed a fine profpecl: indeed ; the en- 
chanting vale of Keowe, perhaps as celebrated 
for fertility, fruitfulnefs and beautiful profpecls as 
the Fields of Pharfalia or the Vale of Tempe ; the 
town, the elevated peeks of the jore mountains, a 
very 
