NORTH AMERICA. 
marfhes in the rivers, which are now overflowed at 
every tide, were formerly high fwamps of firm land, 
affording forefls of Cyprefs, Tupilo, Magnolia gran- 
diflora, Oak, Afh, Sweet Bay, and other timber 
trees, the fame as are now growing on the river 
fwamps, whofe furface is two feet or more above 
the fpring tides that flow at this day; and it is 
plainly to be feen by every planter along the coaft 
of Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, to the Mifiifippi, 
when they bank in thefe grafly tide marfhes for 
cultivation, that they cannot fink their drains above 
three or four feet below the furface, before they 
come to ftrata of Cyprefs flumps and other trees, as 
clofe together as they now grow in the fwamps* 
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