TRAVELS in 
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all others round, about him have been ruined, their 
property feized and themfelves driven out of the 
country or flain by the mj u > edj provoked natives. 
Next day after my arrival I croiTed the river in 
a canoe, on a vifit to a trader "ho redded amongft 
the habitations on the other fliore. 
After dinner, on his mentioning home curious 
fcenes amongft the hills, fome miles diftance from 
the river, we agreed to ipend the afternoon in ob~ 
fervations 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 conduced us in amongft the pyiami- 
dal hills, and crofting a brifk flowing creek, mean- 
dering through the meads, which contiued near 
two miles, dividing and branching in amongft die 
hills. We then mounted their idee p afcents, riling 
gradually by ridges or fteps one above another, fre- 
quently crofting narrow fertile dales as we amend- 
ed : the air felt cool and animating, being charg- 
ed with the fragrant breath of the mountain beau- 
ties, the blooming mountain clufter Rofe, blufhing 
Rhododendron and fair Lilly of the valley. Hav- 
ing now attained the fummit of this very elevated 
ridge, we enjoyed a fine profpedt indeed ; the en- 
chanting Vale of Keowe, perhaps as celebrated 
for fertility, fruitfulnefs and beautiful profbefts as 
the Fields of Pharialia or the Vale of Tempe ; the 
town, the elevated peeks of the Jore mountains, a 
very 
