Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-11-12
apple IRE. from pippin kernel yield a BAR

apple IRE. from pippin kernel yield a BAR
rel oil curious ciler, aud peaches Iii such
plenty, that some people TOOK heif cif''
y. ash gathering; could q but sniie a
the conc.,l OF II; they are very deiica'e
fruit, and being almost ike csr onions that
are lud on ropes; have seen and known
tbs summer, Jorly bushels : bold wheat Of
one bushel sown: and many more such
instances could bring which would be too
I. dious here TO mention: we have trom the
Time called My Unit. MIchaelmass, grea'
stores OF very good wild i-uits as stra" ber-
rie.. crapberries. and hurtlebuiies, which
are like our bilberries in England, but tar
sweeter: they are very wholesome fruits
The crsnbrrries ar. much like cherries tor
coin and beness, which may be kept until
fruit come 10 again; an excellent sauce is
made of them for yenison, turkeys, and other
great fowl, and they are rclter to make tar's
than either goosebrrres or celieriss; we
have them brought to our houses ny the In
dams, in great plenty. Ny brother Robert
had as many cherries this year as would have
loaded several carts. II ,my judgment by
what have observed that fruit trees in this
country destroy themselves by The very
weigh, of their fruit. As 10 venison ami
fowls we have great plenty.
I'VE have brought bone TO our houses by
the Indians, seven or eight lat bucks OF
day. and sometimes put by as many, having
no occasions for them; and FISH in their sea.
son very plen,ous: My cousin keveIl and l.,
with some OF my men, went last third mouth.
into the river to catch herring, tor at thar
time they came in grea, shoals into the shall
lows; We had neither rod or net, but caught
them after the Indian fashion; and III halt an
sack OF as good and large herring as ever
saw: and as 10 beef and pork here is great
plenty OF it, and cheap; and also good sheep;
the common grass OF this country feeds beet
very iat-I have killed twn this year, and
therefore have rs ason to know il: besides |
have seen this fall ia Burlington killed eight
or nine tai oxen Or cows on market day,
and all very tat; aud though | speak OF her-
rings only, lest any should link we have
little other sorts, we have great plenty OF
most sorts OF FISH ever saw in Eng! and; be-
sides several other sorts that are not known
there, as rock, catfish, shaGs, sleeps heads,
surgeons, and fowls plenty, as ducks, geese
turkeys, pheasants, palrltges, d many other
sorts that | carrot remember, and would be
too tedious to mention. Indeed The country,
take il as a WILDERNESS, IS brave country,
though no'p!ace will please all. Eut some
will be ready to say be writes OF convenient
ces but lot CT Inconvenience. Ia answer
10 these | honestly declare there is some
barren land, as | suppose) there Is IN NEST
places OF the world, and more WOOD
than some would nave upon their lands ;
neither will tie country produce corn
without labor. nor cattle be go, wllh-
out something to buy thnn', nor bread wi'h
idIeness; else it would he brave country
indeed Ard | question not bGt all THEN
would give i, good word Tor my part |
Ike i; so we'll never bad the least thought
of returning to England, except ca The &C.
count o, trade "