BRITLSH SETTLEMENT


circumstance which has afforded another
supposition, that they were formed by the
natives as places of refuge during the pre-
valence of floods. The foot of these hills
is regularly planted round with large
stones, and the whole may perhaps be
thought to bear a very strong resemblance
to the ancient barrows, or tumuli, so
commonly found in various parts of
England.
 On branch of the river Sibun, named
Indian-creek, arc situated the caves.
These are subterraneous passages which
have been formed at the base of three or
four mountains of very considerable
height, no doubt by the force of the cur-
rent of water, which probably for many
centuries has forced its way through them.
The largest of these passages is somewhat
more than a quarter of a mile in length,
though in this country it has a greater
extent given to it.
 It would certainly require no common