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forded excellent food and range for onr horfes, who, 
by this time, through fatigue of conftant travelling, 
heat of the climate and feafon, were tired and dif- 
jpirited: we came to camp fooner than ufual, and 
ftarted later next day, that they might have time 
to reft and recruit themfelves. The territory ly- 
ing upon this creek, and the fpace between it and 
the river, prefent every appearance of a delight- 
ful and fruitful region in fome future day, it being 
a rich foil, and exceeding well fituated for every 
branch ot agriculture and grazing, di verbified with 
hills and dales, favannas and vaft Cane meadows, 
and watered by innumerable rivulets and brooks, 
all contiguous to the Flint river : an arm of the 
great Chata Uche or Apalachucla offers an uninter- 
rupted navigation to the bay of Mexico and the At- 
lantic ocean, and thence to the Weft India iflands 
and over the whole world. 
Our horfes being hunted up and packed, fat for- 
ward again, proceeding moderately, afcending a 
higher country and more uneven by means of ridges 
of gentle hills ; the country however very plea- 
fing, being diverfified with expanfive groves, favan- 
nas and Cane meadows, abounding with creeks and 
brooks gliding through the plains or roving about 
the hills, their banks bordered with forefts and 
groves, confifting of varieties of trees, fihrubs and 
plants ; the fummits of the hills frequently prefent- 
ing to view piles and cliffs of the ferruginous rocks, 
the fame fpecies as obferved on the ridges between 
the Flat-rock and Rocky Comfort. 
Next day we travelled but a few miles ; the 
heat and the burning flies tormenting our horfes 
to fuch a degree, as to excite compaffion even in 
the hearts of pack-horfemen, Thefe biting flies are 
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