NEW JERSEY. 
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tlful as you approach at a distance, peeping 
up above the woods by which they are en¬ 
circled. 
The state of New Jersey, measured from 
north to south, is about one hundred and sixty 
miles in length ; it varies in breadth from forty 
to eighty miles. The northern part of it is 
crossed by the blue ridge of mountains, running 
through Pennsylvania; and shooting off in 
different directions from this ridge, there are 
several other small mountains in the neigh¬ 
bourhood. The southern part of the state, on 
the contrary, which lies towards the sea, is 
extremely flat and sandy; it is covered for 
miles together with pine trees alone, usually 
called pine barrens, and is very little cultivated. 
The middle part, which is crossed in going 
from Philadelphia to New York, abounds 
with extensive tracts of good land; the soil 
varies however, considerably, in some places 
being sandy, in others stony, and in others 
consisting of a rich brown mould. This part 
of the state, as far as Newark, is on the whole 
well cultivated, and scattered about in different 
places are some excellent farm houses; a good 
deal of uncleared land, however, still remains. 
Beyond Newark the country is extremely flat 
and marshy. Between the town and the Po- 
saick River there is one marsh, which alone 
extends upwards of twenty miles., and is about 
