much of this country appears to be
covered with broad rocks lying hori-
zontally, which about streams are
washed bare. Over the edges of these
rocks the water often falls from 2 to 12
or 15 feet, I many places the rock is
hollow, so that there are large
cavities under where the water falls
quite dry. From hence to Pitts-
burg, 16 miles. From Bridge-
port to said place, the face of coun-
try has no remarkable variation,
is all the way a continual succession
of hills, tho’ not so high and steep as
about Bridgeport, the land gradu-
ally decreas’d in its fertility is all
the way settled tho’ thirily.

Some fields of wheat and rye locked
very well yet many others were
poor. Was generally heavy loaded