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East Florida

East Florida is watered by the following

Streams: St Mary's, Nassau, St Juan, Talomeko, Malance, Halifax, N HIllsborough (alias Muskoso), S Hillsborough (alias Ays), Grenville, Shark, Rio Blanco, Rio Ratones, Dartmouth

Rivers: St Mary's, Don Paulo, Trout, Sebastian, Tonyn (alias Rio Blanc alias Blake River), Fountain Hall (alias woodcutter), Malance, Oklywaha, Freyhurst, Tomako, Turnbull

Rivulets: Parcell (alias Pigeon), Joseph (alias jumping), Drydon's (alias Couper), Piles, Morris, Hazzard, Laidler, Maxon, Davies, Popo, Rainsford, Jenkin, Lower Observation, Upper Observation

I distinguish the running Waters in Streams, Rivers & Rivuletsl the last as not navi=
-gable Branches of Rivers or Streams. The Rivers as navigable Waters emptying into
Streams, & the Streams as navigable Waters disemboging into the Ocean.

5th. The Variety of Soil is distinguished by the following Lands, viz Pine Land if
low, is of a black Soil; if midling high, it is of a white Sand, and if very high its Soil is
of a Sand as yellow as Oker. The black Soil produces a shrubby Pine, only fit for the
Benegit of drawing from them Turpentine & Tarl is chiefly covered with Wine Grass;
not fit for Pasturage and mized with cabbage Trees (a). The white Sand produces a
tall Pine Tree, but not of the best kind for Manufactury, and has on its higher
Ridges the white Spruce Pine. Its Grass is of the wire kind, but mixed with
Bunch Grass. Near the Head of St Jean's River I have met this kind of Pine Land
all covered with young Canes; (the sweetest Pasture of any) but the yellow Sand
produced yellow Pines very tall and straight, without Limbs for upwards of 30 feet.
the finest Tree for Timber. The Pasturage on this Soil is Bunch Grass, next to
Cane Grass, the best Food for Cattle and Horses. It is very remarkable, that in
all my Surveys I have not met with a Pine Tree above 14 Inches in Diameter
and they were all young Trees. 6th

(a) is a Species of Palma, they bear about 1/2 a Bushel of small CacaoNuts all in one heap, shaped as a
Pyramid upon the Top of the Turnk, between the Leaves covered, and interwoven with a rough
brown Nest. Each Nut receives its Nourishment thro' a fine String from the Tree, whose
Heart near the Top is upwards of 30 Inches long & 4 in Diam. consisting of young, tender
Leaves, this Heart is taken out of the Tree, when cut down & is eatable boiled or raw,
has much the Taste of young Wallnuts. I have met with cabbage Trees near 100 feet in
Heigth, and 12 Inches in Diameter.