NORTH AMERICA# 
34S 
The Tanafe is now greatly increafed from the 
conflux of the multitude of rivulets and brooks, 
defending from the hills on either fide, generoufly 
contributing to eftablifh his future fame, already a 
Ipacious river. 
The mountains recede, the vale expands; two 
beautiful rivulets ft re am down through lateral vales, 
gliding in terpentine mazes over the green turfy 
knolls, and enter the Tanafe nearly oppofite to each 
other. Straight forward the expanfive green vale 
fee ms yet infinite : now on the right hand a lofty 
pyramidal hill terminates a jfpur of the adjacent 
mountain, and a 2 vances aim oft into trie river ; 
but immediately after doubling this promontory, 
an expanded wing of the vale fpreads on my right, 
down which came precipitately a very beautiful 
creek, which flowed into the river ju ft before me ; 
but now/ behold, high upon the fide of a diftant 
mountain overlooking the vale, the fountain of this 
bride- flowing creek ; the unparalleled waterfall ap- 
pears as a vaft edifice with cryftal front, or a field 
of ice iying on the bofom of the hill. 
I now/ approach the river at the fording place, 
which was greatly fwollen by the floods of rain that 
fell the day before, and ran with foaming rapidity ; 
but observing that it had fallen feveral feet per- 
pendicular, and perceiving the bottom or bed of 
the river to be level, and covered evenly with peb- 
bles, I ventured to crofs over ; however I was obli- 
ged to fwim two or three yards at the deepeft cha-r 
ne! of it, and landed fafely on the banks of a fine 
meadow/, which lay on die oppofite fnore, where I 
immediately alighted and fpread abroad on the turf 
my linen, books and fpecimens of plants, &c. to dry, 
turned out my fteed to graze and then advanced in- 
to 
