continual succession of Logs to Cross, sometime
three in a pearch, divers of which we had to
Jump our horses over, and with difficulty got
round others; in places such a a large Jumble
of large stone or Rocks, that we were in con
-tinual danger of getting over Horses legs
fast, or broke in the Cavities between the Stones
presently we would have to descend banks
almost Perpendicular in Swamps, and
then out again as difficult, and there gutts
were very frequent, the roots of the Pine
and Hemlock trees were also very trou-
-blesome, the ground in many places being was
laced over with them in a Rough Condi-
-tion, the underbrush and limbs of the
Trees were another very great difficulty,
as were some very steep hills in the latter par[t]
of this stage, it was called 24 miles which
we thought were very long ones, for it
took us 12 hours industrious traveling
including about an hour we turned our
horses out to try to pick a little grass tho but
next to none was to be seen in this days
ride, nor one house for 20 miles, the land
was heavy timbered but not a kindly
soil, and I think will not be settled for many
years to come. many natural curiosities
presented in this days ride, one of which