. Young folks library . eweather, the wind south-east, we sayled up the rivertwelve leagues, and had five fathoms, and five fathomsand a quarter lesse; and came to a streight betweenetwo points, and had eight, nine, and ten fathoms; andit trended north-east by north, one league; and weehad twelve, thirteene, and fourteene fathomes. Theriver is a mile broad; there is very high land on bothsides. Then we went up north-west, a league and anhalfe deepe water. Then north-east by north, fivemiles; then north-west by north, two leagues, andanchored. The land grew very high and river i
. Young folks library . eweather, the wind south-east, we sayled up the rivertwelve leagues, and had five fathoms, and five fathomsand a quarter lesse; and came to a streight betweenetwo points, and had eight, nine, and ten fathoms; andit trended north-east by north, one league; and weehad twelve, thirteene, and fourteene fathomes. Theriver is a mile broad; there is very high land on bothsides. Then we went up north-west, a league and anhalfe deepe water. Then north-east by north, fivemiles; then north-west by north, two leagues, andanchored. The land grew very high and river is full of fish. The fifteenth, in the morning, was misty, untill thesunne arose: then it cleered. So wee weighed with The Discovery of the Hudson River 237 the wind at south, and ran up into the river twentieleagues, passing by high mountaines. Wee had a verygood depth, as sixe, seven, eight, nine, ten, twelve, andthirteene, fathomes, and great store of salmons in theThis morning our two savages got out of a port and swam wee wereunder sayle,they called to usin scorne. Atnight wee came The Half Moox on the Hudson. ^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^_ taines, which lie from the rivers side. There wee foundvery loving people, and very old men: where wee werewell used. Our boat went to fish, and caught greatstore of very good fish. The sixteenth, faire and very hot weather. In themorning our boate went againe to fishing, but couldcatch but few, by reason their canoes had beene thereall night. This morning the people came aboord, and 238 A Book of Famous Explorers brouglit us eares of Indian come, and pompions, andtabacco : which wee bought for trifles. Wee rode stillall day, and filled fresh water; at night wee weighedand went two leagues higher, and had shoald water : sowee anchored till day. The seventeenth, faire sun-shining weather, and veryhot. In the morning, as soone as the sun was up, weset sayle, and ran up sixe leagues higher, and foundshoals in the middle of the channell,
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