a broad Rock which lay Horizontal of
28 feet, the Mill was erected close to this
Rock which formed a level Yard to the
upper Road; under sd Rock was a Cavity
or hollow place 12 feet high, and nearly
as far back, which ran all across the
Stream, over which the Water beautifully
descended. From thence to the Mononga-
-haly a continual succession of high hills
and low Vales, the Very little bottom land
fit for Meadow, the land is pretty clear of
Stones, the soil in general good, and thick
settled, yet some of the fields which had been
a good while under Culture looked poor; I saw
several fields of good Wheat, but more that
looked were light.

8th:

Went 12 miles this Morning to see my Cousin
Benjamin Sharples

, he lives on the West
Branch of 10 mile Creek near Green Furnace.
I crossed the Monongahala at BridgeTownport a
Village containing near 50 houses, the place
whereon the town stands was four years
ago a fine Meadow. the River is a
beautiful Stream, flows along with a
very gentle Current, is 340 Yards wide
and 10 or 12 feet deep, it has very high