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They found it to be a small neck of land on this side where we lay in the bay, and on the further side the sea, the ground or earth, sand-hills, much like the downs in Holland, but much better; the crust of the earth a spit's depth of excellent black earth; all wooded with oaks, pines, sassafras, juniper, birch, holly, vines, some ash and walnut; the wood for the most part open and without underwood, fit either to walk or to ride in.
The bay is a most hopeful place, innumerable stores of fowl, and excellent good; and it cannot but be of fish in their season. On the main land they write: "The land is, for a spit's depth, excellent black mould and fat in some places.
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