through it, in the general it is a level
Country, while in a state of Woods, much
of it is Wet, with a black mud on the
top and a stiff Clay under, which
Clay prevents the Water from soaking
down, when cleared in a dry time
this Clay land beakes bakes very hard &
is difficult tilling, tho in other places the soil it
is a loamy soil. The land in general is
of a good quality and a fine grass land,
good springs of water are scarce, as are
lively runing Streams: and the Waters
fail much in dry Weather. In places
there are a plenty of a coarse flinty
Limestone, but in the general few stones
are to be seen, Scarcely a spot to be met
with, except where it is cleaned, but what
is very heavy, Timbered Land. I do
not recollect of ever passing through a
Country that has so large a proportion
of clean, straight, beautiful White lakes
as a considerable part of this has; there
are also a Considerable quantity of