Evening star., 1940-05-19

come there in such great numbers
that they kill them with a stick.
&c. This island is all cut out of
rock. Above it is a very fine and
good soil, sufficient to support
whole family 1t is near this island
that we set foot on land when we
came down this river from Canavest.
ID. Plantation of Col. Bell (BealD,
at the point where Rock Creek flows
into the Potomac River, 300 acres
of land to sell for f168 sterling. Very
suitable and convenient for our de-
sign. From there one goes to Cana
vest horseback or on foot (The trail
shown by Won Graffenried leading
from the Beall estate IN Georgetown
apparently follows rather closely to
the present route of Wisconsin ave-
nue. and the Poolesville- -Dickerson
road west from Rockville to point
near the mouth of the Monocacy
River, which the map shows as r.
de Coturki Here the map shows
the home of Martin ChartierD
"E. At the foot of this mountain
touSdl AOdly 10 q llllC llOU
spring. The Indians esteem it high
ly and cure themselves of several
complaints.
"F. Half way up this mountain
there is a very fine spring of cold
water.
Large Area Found.
&c. One can ascend this mountain
on horseback very conveniently to
within gunshot of the summit. On
the top there is pretty plain of
considerable extent. There are oaks.
chestnuts and wild nuts. 1t is there
that we discovered big extent of
country, part of Virginia, Mary
land, Carolina and Pennsylvania
H. Island of Canavest, elevated
country and very good, where the
Indians and savages had planted
some Indian corn. 1t is upon this
island that we had made the design
to establish ourselves at the COM
mencement, as being very well
situated to carry on trade in Vir-
ginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
For this reason we had had almost
all the good land bordering the
river surveyed.
Il. A very curious pond. At a
depth of two feet the water is very
hot. To get cold water. good to
drink, one has to plunge glass
! bottle attached to string down
deep, probably four or five feet, and
then one will get very excellent
water, cold as ice.
*. Here we had caused to be
marked out 5000 pauses (acres) of
choice land, abounding in and full
Of sugar trees. These trees are
very handsome and are tall as
oaks, growing only on fertile land.
When one strikes the trunk of the
tree with an ak there comes out
three or four pots Of sap. After
this sap or liquid is boiled in a
kettle there remains in the bottom
sweet matter and this is sugar;
one makes little cakes of it. This
sugar Is very grayish and has a
taste slightly different from that
of cane sugar, but good. I put
some in my tea and coffee and
found 1t good.
81. apparently what now is
Roosevelt Island, opposite the
mouth of Rock Creek From Cana
vest we came down the river to this
point in boat or canoe which the
Indians had made of bark, ex-
pressly for us.
IN. The plantation of Mr.. Roster,
good, generous, and polite gentle
man, very well settled, where
stayed for some time.
IN. The place where the silver
mines were supposed to be, which
M. M. had proposed to us.
20. Part Of Pennsylvania.
"P. Salt springs, place where
salt water has been discovered.
q. Charming island of very
fine land and trees, on one side
steep rocks, on the other an approach
suitable for boats. This place with
the plantation of Col. Bell would
nave suited us we'll. If the Surveyor
General Lawson had not turned us
aside from our first design, which
was to establish ourselves here at
the commencement, where we
should have been more in security,
better assisted and better supported,
TO all appearances we should not
have failed IN our enterprise. But
the gentleman would not have had
the profits of the surveying. But
yet 1t would have been better to
be deprived of this profit than of
his life which he miserably lost as
Is seen Gin the account. 1t is true
that besides the fine speeches Of
Lawson, it was the fine promises
Of the Lords Proprietors which
tempted US to establish ourselves
at drst In North Carolina.