Some old historic landmarks of Virginia and Maryland, described in a hand-book for the tourist over the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway . a great mountain barrier many miles farther upthe stream, and beyond that, of still greater mountains whose tops reached to theclouds, and still beyond these of a vast region of valleys and plains watered by widerivers and lakes which poured their floods into a far off sea, and that the entire extent OF VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND 49 of the country from the east to the west, and from the north to the south, was rangedby herds of buffalos a
Some old historic landmarks of Virginia and Maryland, described in a hand-book for the tourist over the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway . a great mountain barrier many miles farther upthe stream, and beyond that, of still greater mountains whose tops reached to theclouds, and still beyond these of a vast region of valleys and plains watered by widerivers and lakes which poured their floods into a far off sea, and that the entire extent OF VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND 49 of the country from the east to the west, and from the north to the south, was rangedby herds of buffalos and elk, and peopled by countless nations and tribes of theirown race. Smith was not prepared to explore the river and lands beyond the falls, and so,leisurely descended its waters, devoting most of the summer to examining its shoresand obtaining information concerning the ntjmber, names and strength of the tribes<5f Indians inhabiting them. In the autumn of the year he was again at Jamestownwhere he was welcomed by the colonists, who were more than ever convinced of hisabilities and of bis great usefulness to them as a counsellor and director in the be-. •GOVERNOI? SPOTTSWOOT). ginnmg of their settlement. He wrote out a description of liis expedition and made?3. map jf the wonderful river upon whose waters he had sailed, to accompany it, both•of which are still eKtant. He related to the colonists tbe stories he had heard fromahe natives concerning the mountains and the vast realms beyond the tide waters, and-doubtless, his restless, adventurous spirit would have been the first at an early day toplan and lead another expedition to verify them by actual exploration, had he notteen compelled by a serious gunpowder accident, to return to England the followingvear ; for he was a believer of the theory then everywhere prevalent, that a way wasyet to be discovered througli these new realms, which would afford a shorter, quickerand safer way for ships to China and other Asiatic
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