[10] Reverend Mr. John Wesley, writing in 1737, records in his Journal the following description of this abandoned settlement: “_Old Ebenezer_, where the _Saltzburghers_ settled at first, lies twenty-five miles west of _Savannah_. A small Creek runs by the Town, down to the River, and many Brooks run between the little Hills: But the soil is a hungry, barren sand; and upon any sudden Shower, the Brooks rise several Feet perpendicular, and overflow whatever is near them. Since the _Saltzburghers_ remov’d, two _English_ Families have been placed there; but these too say, _That the Land is good for nothing; and that the Creek is of little Use; it being by Water twenty miles to the River; and the Water generally so low in Summer-time, that a Boat cannot come within six or seven miles of the Town_.” An Extract of the Rev. Mr. John Wesley’s Journal, &c., &c., pp. 59, 60. Bristol, n. d. [11] Journal of the Proceedings in Georgia, vol. I, pp. 226, 227. London, 1742. In 1740 this Cow-Pen was still in existence at Old Ebenezer, the Trustees having a great number of cattle there. “But,” continues the narrative, “they were much neglected, there not being Horses or Men sufficient to drive up the young and outlying cattle.” A State of the Province attested upon Oath in the Court of Savannah, November 10, 1740, p. 9. London, 1742. Compare An Impartial Enquiry into the State and Utility of the Province of Georgia, p. 48. London, 1741. Harris’ Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels, &c., vol. II, p. 337. London, 1748. [12] Strobel’s Saltzburgers and their Descendants, p. 91. Baltimore, 1855. [13] History of the Province of Georgia, &c., Plan facing p. 24. Wormsloe, 1849. [14] An Impartial Enquiry into the State and Utility of the Province of Georgia, p. 47. London, 1741. Another contemporaneous account is almost identical; “On the _Georgia_ side [of the Savannah river], twelve miles from _Purysburg_, is the Town of _Ebenezer_, which thrives very much; there are very good Houses built for each of the Ministers, and an Orphan House; and they have partly framed Houses and partly Huts, neatly built, and formed into regular streets; they have a great deal of Cattle and Corn-Ground, so that they sell Provisions at _Savannah_; for they raise much more than they can consume.” A State of the Province of Georgia attested upon Oath in the Court of Savannah, November 10, 1740, p. 5, London, 1742. See also idem, pp. 29, 31. “An Impartial Enquiry into the State and Utility of the Province of Georgia,” p. 13. London, 1741. Compare Harris’ Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels, &c., vol. II, p. 337. London, 1748.