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to go and see how the Country seemed to look towards the SW. This Hill bore SE b S from us, we walked about a Mile, when we came into a most beautiful Country, being nothing but fine large Meadows, with ponds of water in them, fine Green Hills, but very thin of Timber, we got to the top of this Hill where we had a most delightfull prospect of the Country and in my opinion one of the finest in the known World it certainly must be a pleasure to any Man to view so fine a Country. We found by altering our Course as we did, that we had mist all the Creeks that we met with when we was going our SW Course. We likewise saw to the S'd [southward] a Most beautifull Country, more particular to the SE it is not in my power to lay it down fine Enough, to the E. it is Mountainious, but fine Green Hills to the North'd [northward]. We saw the Mountains and Mount Wilson, for we brought it to bare due N. from us, we likewise saw to the Nd & SW a good level & low Country, we perceived the River that Wilson & Price was at before, and all the Creeks that we met with runs into the River, being satisfied, from our view from the Hills, we gave it the Name of Mount Pleasant, leaving it to your Excellency, to name it as you