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very diftant profpect of the Jore village in a beau- 
tiful lawn, lifted up many thoufand feet higher than 
our prefent fituation, befides a view of many other 
villages and fettlements on the fides of the moun- 
tains, at various diftances and elevations ; the filver 
rivulets gliding by them, and fnow white cataracts 
glimmering on the fides of the lofty hills \ the bold 
promontories of the jore mountain ilepping into the 
Tanafe river, whilft his foaming waters ruined be- 
tween them. 
After viewing this very entertaining fcene, we 
began to defcend the mountain on the other fide 
which exhibited the fame order of gradations of 
ridges and vales as on our afcent ; and at length 
refted on a very expanfive, fertile plain, amid ft the 
towering hills, over which we rode a long time, 
through magnificent high forefts, extenfive green 
fields, meadows and lawns. Here had formerly 
been a very flourifhing Settlement ; but the Indian's 
deferred it in fearch of frefh planting land, which 
they icon found in a rich vale but a few miles dif- 
tance over a ridge of hills. Soon after entering on 
thefe charming, fequeftered, prolific fields, we came 
to a fine little river, which cr oiling, and riding over 
fruitful ftrawberry beds and green lawns, on the 
fides of a circular ridge of hills in front of us, and 
going round the bafes of this promontory, came to 
a fine meadow on an arm of the vale, through which 
meandered a brook, its humid vapours bedewing the 
fragrant (ira wherries which hung in heavy red clus- 
ters over the gratify verge. We crofTed the rivulet ; 
then riling a Hoping, green, turfy afcent, alighted 
on the borders of a grand foreft of Jtately trees, 
which we penetrated on foot a little diftance to a 
horfe-ftamp, wheie was a large fauadron of thofe 
A a ufeful 
