The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-05-16

very Tar up. T. May places, high up this river,
found iome extraordinary iprings, which, irsail
d'ttanee from the river, both fies, ruth boil
out o; the earth, at once becoming navylbe for
ooats. land from twenty-five TO forty yards wIie: their
eourie is ie,dom half mile before they meet the
RIVER Their water is contrary to that of the river,
cear, 70 as TO admit OF feeling nall piece of money
at The depth OF ten feet more; they fmell trong
n'lniPhur, and whatever Is thrown III them becomes
loon encruised with white fungous matter; their
taite Is h'amisnus, very dagreeable and they in my
npini"n, cauie the green cloudngs fee the fur
'ace o! the WAFER OF this river, and make it pu;rii,
anu 10 unwhoieiome experience has taught it is.
have no iuIficicnt ground to decide upoa
ther e'rcunltance, which am told, viz that when
rice IS overflow with this river water, it kills il
1rHNe tnce lpr,ngs the water oi the river is good.
ihiS river is from and half to three miles wide,
cxcepi AZ the houle of Mr. Ree, who has here made
IN odd attempt towards fettlng and making an etatr
III As complete iandy deiart as can be found. Tut
above this it is full o. iands, exhibiting every where
4 very romantic appearance. There is fine piece of
water, called Duns Lake this is abont nine miles
from the river, eaisward from this place; this emp
ties ie!f by hrcam into the river Anoher called
the >t"rs Lake, is on the weh eide, about fx,y
miles from the mouth We fee a variety of aquatic
plants floating thereon.
Before leave ST. Johns river, l NUT no. for
get the river running from fouth to north called Pa-
II.
Marks or North River and enp.ies into ST Iobn,s
az almail uiitance from the mouth The water of
this river is good, 70 is the land on i: and il is
'hought that communication with St. Marks or
the North River might be efeaed without much
dnacui'y; this would open an iiland navigation by
eanossor boats, all the way from Carolina to near the
Moiketo.
sc river ST. Mary, although it is fad to origi-
nate IN the Hka7ehaartia fwamp, has current of
me- GEAR and whoeiome water, fupplied from the
pine lands through which it flows, with many fine
prinE runs, aud rivulets of very clear water Nac
,lu has aiio the fame blefngs bu, doth not fpring
FAR diitant from the iea. On Amelia Hand pea,
the iea' is very good fpring, which makes a fac
tream Tor fome miles, dividing the iGand anoR into
TWO but below the fpring its water is not commend
ao'e On the beach between ST. Tohn's and 81
tugutine, at or place called the Horieguards
'ie,* are three good fprings running into the f,a,
ana IN every part Tobere tie beaeb is clear Era water
- obtained by digging. About four miles north of the
o. Ahgntne, rifles ST. Sebatlian's creek, beinu i
o'u ire'n iPring 1t ioon oins creek in rllt mar
'ueS' ana at a iala!l dtance from town it becomes
very large and deep 1t en2pties into ST. AuaRaiias
'"uia' TWO mules iouth OF St. Augufine making a
Pe'iiua oi this territory, nearly i'll form of crec
cent Three miles farther fouth is the month Of ,b
river ot Nicholas, very confiderabe ST. Cecilia
u'e lame iound; the North-weR fouth of the
.iatanca and Penon; the ron,oke and spruce creek
III IN" Muiketo Lagoon, and in G.ort every river and
= III 'he country, except thnfe above-naned are
III ~ Whoeion's water. Thus much I fuppoie,
WIN i''ce as to the nature and quality Of the water
A' 'e rivers and iPrings in wea Floridas are good