At Noon We Halted,
Getting Our Dinner Upon A Marble-Stone, That Rose It Self
Half A Foot Above The
Surface of the Earth, and might contain
the Compass of a Quarter of an Acre of Land, being very even,
There growing upon it in some Places a small red Berry, like a Salmon-Spawn,
there boiling out of the main Rock curious Springs of as delicious Water,
as ever I drank in any Parts I ever travell'd in.
These Parts likewise affords good free Stone, fit for Building,
and of several Sorts. The Land here is pleasantly seated,
with pretty little Hills and Valleys, the rising Sun at once shewing
his glorious reflecting Rays on a great many of these little Mountains.
We went this Day about 20 Miles, our Guide walking like a Horse, 'till we had
sadl'd him with a good heavy Pack of some Part of our Cloaths and Bedding,
by which Means we kept Pace with him.
This Night we lay by a Run-side, where I found a fine yellow Earth,
the same with Bruxels-Sand, which Goldsmiths use to cast withal,
giving a good Price in England, and other Parts. Here is likewise
the true Blood-Stone, and considerable Quantities of Fullers-Earth,
which I took a Proof of, by scouring great Spots out of Woollen,
and it prov'd very good.
{Saturday.}
As we were on our Road this Morning, our Indian shot at a Tyger,
that cross'd the Way, he being a great Distance from us.
I believe he did him no Harm, because he sat on his Breech afterwards,
and look'd upon us.
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