The History of Virginia, in Four Parts. Beverley RobertЧитать онлайн книгу.
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Natural Productions and Conveniences of Virginia in its unimproved state, before the English went thither.
Bounds and Coast of Virginia.
| §1. | Present bounds of Virginia, | 90 |
| 2. | Chesapeake bay, and the sea coast of Virginia, | 91 |
| 3. | What is meant by the word Virginia in this book, | 91 |
Of the Waters.
| §4. | Conveniency of the bay and rivers, | 93 |
| 5. | Springs and fountains descending to the rivers, | 93 |
| 6. | Damage to vessels by the worm, | 94 |
| Ways of avoiding that damage, | 94 |
Earths, and Soils.
| §7. | The soil in general, | 96 |
| River lands—lower, middle and upper, | 96 | |
| 8. | Earths and clays, | 98 |
| Coal, slate and stone, and why not used, | 98 | |
| 9. | Minerals therein, and iron mine formerly wrought upon, | 98 |
| Supposed gold mines lately discovered, | 99 | |
| That this gold mine was the supreme seat of the Indian temples formerly, | 99 | |
| That their chief altar was there also, | 99 | |
| Mr. Whitaker's account of a silver mine, | 99 | |
| 10. | Hills in Virginia, | 100 |
| Springs in the high lands, | 101 |
Wild Fruits.
| §11. | Spontaneous fruits in general, | 102 |
| 12. | Stoned fruits, viz: cherries, plums and persimmons, | 102 |
| 13. | Berries, viz: mulberries, currants, hurts, cranberries, raspberries and strawberries, | 103 |
| 14. | Of nuts, | 104 |
| 15. | Of grapes, | 105 |
| The report of some French vignerons formerly sent in thither, | 107 | |
| 16. | Honey, and the sugar trees, | 107 |
| 17. | Myrtle tree, and myrtle wax, |