Land mostly stony, some of it very rough,
and but little bottom land on the river, the
Buildings mean, and Farming poor. ----

I have often admired since we came on
this River to see such large heaps of Ashes
remaining untucked, where there has
been for Years past Pot-Ash Manufacture
carried on, they convey to the traveler,
that the people have no Idea, the land
would be benefitted by spreding them over
it, or otherwise, that they are to lazy to do it.
A few miles back some Men were hoeing
very poor Corn in a field, where I had no
doubt there were 3; or 400 Loads of Ashes
in a heap untuched, I called aloud to
to them to know why they did not
spread the heap of Ashes over the field
and so have good corn, and not be hoe-
-ing such poor stuff as that was; they stod like
Men amazed, made no reply, and we passed
on, -- And a few miles further on we saw
a large pottash Works close on the River
so that when the Ashes were thrown out of the
Tubs they went into the River Water, and were drive[n]
of with freshes