at the greatest heigth above the sea: for in that

The timber.

medi part of the Country, at about 50 miles west north mountains above' west from Albany, & 12 miles westfrom the Mohawks River, some Branches of the largest Rivers

-in North America, & iol run contrary courses, take their rise

within 2 or 3 miles of each other, viz 1st a Branch of Hudson's

river, which falls into the sea'near New-York, after having run about 250 miles,

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2, The Oneida River running Northward falls into the Oneida Lake, which empties itself; into the Cadarackui Lake at Oswego: from this Lake the great River St Lawrence takes its rise, which passing Montreal & Quebec empties it self into the Ocean opposite to Newfoundland. 34'y a Branch of Susquehana River, which running Southerly passes through Pensylvania & Maryland, and empties it self into Cheasaspeak Bay in Virginia.

The Province of New York has, for the Conveniency of naaed Lula Commerce, advantages by its Scituation beyond any Rivers & advant- Other Colony in North America For Hudson's River, ints Commerce, LUNDIng through the whole extent of this Province,

affords the inhabitants an easy Transportation of all their Commodities, to & from the City of New York. From the Eastern Branch there is only land Carriage of sixteen miles. to the Wood Creek, or to Lake St Sacrament, both of. which fall into Lake Champlain, from whence Goods are transported by water to Quebec. But the Chief advantages are from the western Branch of Hudson's River. At 50 miles from Albany the Land Carriage from the gibaou nan Mohawks river to a lake from whence the Northern Branch of Susquehana takes its rise, does not exceed 14 miles. Goods may be carried from this lake in Battoes or flatt. bottomed Vessels, through Pennsylvania, to Maryland & Virginia, the current of the river running every where easy, without any cataract in all that large space, In going down this River two large branches of the same River are met, which come from the westward, & issue from the long ridge of mountains, which stretch along behind Pensylvania, Maryland, Virginia & Carolina, commonly call'd the Apalachy Mountains.