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5 sides, and 5 gateways -- is about 20 rods from the river -- ^npon the N. bank ; 1400 or 1500 rods to the North-East. Near the North branch, is another Fort ; West of which 150 or 200 rods there is an intrenchment lately found, half a mile in length, in a straight line -- and also a breastwork. 2^ north of this, is another fort, regularly built, containing about 10 acres. Upon all those works the trees are of equal dimensions with those around. I measured one and found it 4 feet diameter -- and saw some which had lallen and were almost consumed, which appeared to be of equal dimensions, and which grew upon the highest parts of the fort. The people frequently find pipes, something in the form of German pipes. The bottom of the N. branch of the river is a level rock -- standing at a little distance it looks like ice ; when within a rod and half or 2 rods it is crooked. This rock maybe found all over the country, from 15 to 20 or 30 feet under ground -- it is all a limestone, and is filled with sea shells, petrified or cemented, into the solid rock. At the end of the lake there are large marshes, on whicli vegetation is very rapid. Some of this is planted with corn, and produces abundantly : but in consequence of their being so much grass and other productions, •which cannot be gathered, the people are in the fall of ye year liable to a distressing fever -- much more malignant and dangerous than the common fever and ague. It is this season hitherto healthy -- none have the fever, excepting a few wlio have collected hay upon the marshes, near the mouth of Sandy Creek.