toltssurface- 40 miles from the City of New York Northward, a Mountains. chain of Mountains' of about 10 miles in Breadth, commoly called the Highlands, cross Hudson's River running

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many miles from the Northeast Southwestward. About 90 miles Northward from New York another body of Mountains rise on the west side of Hudson's River, at about 10 miles from the River, & are commonly called the Kaats kill Mountains or Blew Hills. From these Mountains the most northerly Po conte Branches of Delaware River, some Branches of Susquehana River, and several of Hudson's River take their rise.

The Southern part of the Country, that is, from the sea on both sides of Hudson's River to within 20 miles of Albany, is generally cover'd with oaks of several sorts, intermixed with Wallnuts, Chesnuts & allmost all sorts of 'Timber, according to the Difference of the Soil in several parts. I have seen in several parts of the Country large quantities of the Larix tree from whence Venice Turpentine is made, about Albany, & as I am inform'd, 4 great way up the Eastern Branch of Hudson's River, the Land.is generally cover'd with Pines of several sorts. The Mohawk's Country or that part of this Province lying on both sides the Western Branch of Hudson's River, is generally cover'd with Beech, Maple & Elm.

The settlements extend in Lenth, from the Ocean northward,

along Hudson's River and the eastern branch of it, Extent of the Se- .t4 about 40 miles to the Northward of Albany, &