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"... y mae y wlad hon yn dangos i ddynion, fod ynddi faeth fantais i 'ymgyfoethogi' nes ydiw llawer un yn boddi wrth ei gynnydd, - y mae pregethwyr yn gystal a neb a'm grafangio gymaint a allant, - ag mae y wlad gymaint fel nad oes a'r neb wenwyn wrth ei gilyd, - mae yma rai yn fy ymyl i J. Watkin, a Thos Watkin, dau o Lanerfyl - maent yma e'r ys blynyddau lawer, hwy ddaeth gyntaf i'r ardal, a chawsant y tir y pryd hwnnw am ddolar a chwarter y cyfer (mine yn rhodi 50 Dolar y Cyfer) a'g er nad oedd ganddynt ond ychydig o arian, eto gan fod y pris mor fach; prynasant beth wmbredd o Dir, a'g i maent yn werth llawer, a'g yn byw yn nobl, - ni elit feddwl wrth edrych arnynt, ei bod yn werth cent, - nis gellir prynu tir yma yn awr, a hwnnw i gid yn goed, tan 40 - a'g yn aml 50 Dolar y cyfer."
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"... this country shows men that there is such opportunity to 'make oneself rich' that not many drown whilst getting on in the world, - ministers are as good as any for scraping as much as they can gather, - and the country is so large that nobody is poisoned against each other, - there are some near me J. Watkin, and Thos Watkin, both from Llanerfyl - they have been here for many years now, they were the first to come to the area, and they acquired land at that time for a dollar and a quarter an acre (I gave 50 Dollars an acre) and even though they did not have but little money, yet as the price was so low; they bought land in abundance, and they are now worth a lot, and live nobly, - you wouldn't think it from looking at them, that they are worth a cent, - land cannot be bought here now, even full of trees, for under 40 and often 50 Dollar an acre."
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