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of four or five footpaths running parallel to each 
other. They were close together so as to have 
much the appearance of a country cross-road in 
England. A row of flag stones set up edgewise, 
was fixed in the ground on the lower side of the 
road, and placed as straight as if it had been con- 
structed by a measuring line. The hills were 
stratified and inclining northwards. The path, 
over the hill, was covered with loose stones, and 
with many stone steps, two, three, and four inches 
high, which formed, however, no impediment 
to the progress of the waggons. The hills on 
both sides of the pass were beautified to their 
very tops, and adorned with a diversity of trees. 
The morning was fine and the scenery delightful. 
« The rocks, of which the hills were composed, 
were of a bronze and yellow colour, and fur- 
nished a rich iron ore. 
At daylight we sent forward a few men with 
implements to remove whatever might obstruct 
the passage of the waggons, from the closeness 
of the wood. We found they had cut down 
various limbs of trees which they thought pro- 
jected too far, filled up some deep holes, levelled 
other parts, and removed many large stones. At 
the summit of the ascent we found a large heap 
of small stones, which had been raised by each 
passenger adding a stone to the heap ; it was 
intended as a monument of respect to the memory 
