Twee Scheeps-togten van Kapiteyn Johan Smith, beyde gedaan na Nieuw-Engeland. De eerste in het jaar 1614....

1614.

concerning medicinal science, which is said to be very heart-strengthening. One could also derive great benefit from the Zivet-katten civet cats; all of which would certainly pay for the labor.

Abundance of fur.

Then the Beavers, Otters, Martens, and black Foxes; that is to say, from their fur, one could obtain more than 6,000 or 7,000, and indeed I believe many more, if one could cut off the trade with the French. I was told that the French had taken more than 25,000 from these Northern Lands in one year and carried them to France.

Minerals found there.

Regarding the minerals, Gold, Silver, Lead, Crystal, and Alum, I could tell much, if I only dared to say it. According to the instructions in my orders, I have made various tests of them and found that metals truly exist in the Land. However, I am no Stof-scheyder refiner (Alchemist), and therefore I will not speak more of it than what I know myself.

Abundance of iron and wood.

In case anyone were inclined to set up a house to smelt iron, they would be able to succeed here well, for there is an abundance of material to be found for it; wood can also be obtained here in sufficient quantity for free.

Gulf of Penobscot.

In the northern part, where I have traveled, is the Bay or Gulf of Penobscot. That region is inhabited by a multitude of peoples who sustain themselves by fishing among the islands and hunting through the standing waters and forests, which are filled with Beavers and wild animals. This Gulf is full of large islands of 1, 2, 6, 8, or 10 miles in length, where beautiful and convenient harbors are found. Toward the East, they have the Tarrentines, their deadly enemies, where the French have settled, who live in an alliance with these peoples.

Mecadacut.

To the Northwest of Penobscot lies Mecadacut on the other side of a high mountain, which serves them as a breastwork and protection.