was the large quantities of green moss
which covered all the Rocks, the Stones
the Old Logs and the whole surface of
the ground, under the thick forest of
the Pine trees, I thought the Coat of
moss for thickness and length resembled
a fleece of Wool, some large rocks 12 or
more feet high, thus shielded over, and
receiving seed from the neighboring
trees, which the seed haveing sprouted, took root,
and grew to be large trees, of 2 or 3
feet over, 3 or 4 such trees I have seen on one
Rock, and their Roots have spread down its
sides 10 or more feet until they underfeed
have joined the ground and grown firm there-
-in, so that the sides of the Rocks has was were bound
with them like so many large Ropes. We
arrived on Broken Straw in the evening
where we found plenty of pasture for our
Horses, and a Cabbin, that was erected last
summer, the Owners of which kindly let
us have Quarters, and directed where the
best pasture on the Creek was, to turn
our horses too, we had provision with us which
after partaking of, we Spread ourselves
on the floor, to take some rest, which we
found Small enough for us and the family