with timber, the greatest body of
which was whiteoak, some sugar
maple along the low ground, yet the
further towards Pittsburg the scarc-
er. I have seen next to no pine
since I came over the mountains;
Some chesnut in places, but rails
are mostly made of white oak, as are
their houses. We had very little
prospect of Pittsburg untill we
arrived nearly. The town stands
on a beautiful plain surrounded by
very high hills, just above the junc
tion of the Allegany and Mononga
hala rivers which rivers when uni
ted make the Ohio. We descended
a very steep hill or mountain to the
Monongahala, to appearance not fit
for any waggon to go up or down, tho’
they often do. The river flows gently