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a vast extent of Mountains and vallies over which we had pass'd.
The ascent was easy, the road smooth, and the day again fine, not
oppressively hot any part of it, and sometimes such a cool
breeze, that we kept the back and one side curtain down all
day. We travaild 9 miles at one time without seeing the
residence of a human being, except the deserted Cabbins of the
Turnpike laborers, some not more that 10 feet square
cover'd with pine bark. It is the 6 of the M^o and we have seen
on the mountain many of the small white oaks with the leaves
not larger than a Squirrels Ears, and our old acquentances Black
Berry briers not yet in bloom, but a few of them had began to
bloom, and a few lonely strawberry vines also in bloom.
We have pass'd over and in sight of many thousand of acres
on the high parts of the moutain, cover'd with small Shrubbery
small oaks, Aspans from 3 to 6 feet high interspers'd
with white middle siz'd white Pines, and the lower places
and sides of the adjoining mountains loaded with white Pines
of the most enormous height, G Wilson thought in some places if