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This day was warm, and feveral fihowers palled 
by to the fouthward. 
30 tb, Three of the Mohawks arrived, this 
nation dwells fartheft within the province of 
New-Tork, and to the fouthward of the river 
(cnown by their name abundance of whites 
live among them, and as they are the heft 
acquainted with the manners of the Englijh , 
lo they have at all times (hewn the raoft fteady 
attc&ion to our people. I am forry to fay, 
their morals are little if at all mended by 
their frequent intercourfe with us Chriftians, 
tho’ I am pcrfuaded it is not the fault of our 
religion but its profelfors, perhaps this may 
be e (teemed a principal caufe why they are 
become lefs numerous than any of their con- 
federates. 
This morning after breakfaft, I went to 
the eaft hill, and found a fine fpring on the 
weft fide, furrounded with Arbor Vita., lome 
a foot diameter, this water is of fuch a petri- 
fying nature, that as it runs among the fallen 
leaves it incrufts them and petrifies in great 
(tones as big as one can well lift } there was 
a great piece of ground coverea with them, 
which had turned the water-courfe feveral 
times, I have feen three of thefe fprings in my 
travels • one on the other fide of Totomack 
and one up Dclawars at Mctisjluks j this hill 
is good limeftone land, producing fugar ma- 
ple elms, beech, and fome white pine, which 
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