Hereabouts The Ground Is Something Higher Than About Charles-Town,
There Being Found Some Quarries Of Brown Free Stone, Which
I have seen
made Use of for Building, and hath prov'd very durable and good.
The Earth here is mix'd
With white Gravel, which is rare,
there being nothing like a Stone to be found, of the natural Produce,
near to Ashly-River.
{Wednesday.}
The next Day about Noon we came to the Side of a great Swamp,
where we were forc'd to strip our selves to get over it,
which, with much Difficulty, we effected. {Septem. 5. 1700.}
Hereabouts the late Gust of Wind, which happen'd in September last,
had torn the large Ciprus-Trees and Timbers up by the Roots,
they lying confusedly in their Branches, did block up the Way,
making the Passage very difficult.
This Night we got to one Scipio's Hutt, a famous Hunter:
There was no Body at Home; but we having (in our Company)
one that had us'd to trade amongst them, we made our selves welcome
to what his Cabin afforded, (which is a Thing common)
the Indians allowing it practicable to the English Traders,
to take out of their Houses what they need in their Absence,
in Lieu whereof they most commonly leave some small Gratuity of Tobacco,
Paint, Beads, &c. We found great Store of Indian Peas, (a very good Pulse)
Beans, Oyl, Thinkapin Nuts, Corn, barbacu'd Peaches, and Peach-Bread;
which Peaches being made into a Quiddony, and so made up into Loves
like Barley-Cakes, these cut into thin Slices, and dissolv'd in Water,
makes a very grateful Acid, and extraordinary beneficial in Fevers,
as hath often been try'd, and approv'd on by our English Practitioners.
The Wind being at N.W. with cold Weather, made us make a large Fire
in the Indian's Cabin; being very intent upon our Cookery,
we set the Dwelling on Fire, and with much ado, put it out,
tho' with the Loss of Part of the Roof.
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