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"being the moft intelligent and willing to oblige me. 
We coafted the green verge of the plain, under the 
furrounding hills, occafionally penetrating and crof- 
fmg the projecting promontories, as the pathway 
or conveniency dictated, to avoid the waters and 
mud which dill continued deep and boggy near the 
bicep hills, in fpringy places ; io that when we came 
to fuch places, w r e found it convenient to afcend 
.and coaft round the Tides of the hills, or (trike out 
a little into the favanna, to a moderately fwelling 
ridge, where the ground being dry, and a delight- 
ful green turf, was pleafant travelling; but then we 
were under the neceffity of fording creeks or rivu- 
lets, which are the conduits or drains of the (hal- 
low boggy ponds or m Grades juft under the hills. 
This range or chain of moraffes continues round the 
fouth and fouth-weft border of the favanna, and 
appeared to me to be fed or occafioned by the 
great wet bay-gale or favanna Pine lands, which lie 
immediately back of the high hilly forefts on the 
great favanna, part of which we crofted in coming 
from Cufcowilla ; which bottom is a flat, level, hard 
band, lying between the fand ridge of Cufcowilla 
and thefe eminences of the great favanna $ and is a 
vaft receptacle or refervoir of the rain waters, which 
being defended from the active and powerful exha- 
lations of the meridian fun, by the fhadow of the 
Pine trees, low fhrubs, and grabs, gradually filter-* 
inn; through the fand, drain through thefe hills, and 
prefent themfelves in innumerable little meander- 
ing rills, at the babes of the fhady heights fronting 
the favanna. 
Our progrefs this day was extremely pleafant, 
over the green turf, having in view numerous herds 
of cattle and . deer, and fquadrons ofhorfe, peaceably 
ferowzing on the tender, fweet grabs, or drolling 
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