stream is pretty full, the river is often so
high that it hurts the mill with its back
waters. In about three miles further
up the river, we came to the old town, three
or more families yet remain here, we thou-
ght there might be 180 acres of a flat that
has been mostly cleared and worked with
corn, part of which is grown up with haz-
els & c; and part with grass that in a few
weeks would do to mow, and some of the
richest spots of it are put in with corn
this spring, it doth not appear to have
ever been fenced, and at certain freshes
is subject to an overflow. This tract lies
on the northwest side of the river; the
flat is about 40 perches wide, and then
commences timberland, mostly white
pine, suitable for building, or rail tim-
ber, which timberland, within 60 perc-
hes of the flat we thought pretty good;