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stream that falls into the Columbia, at its very eflux from 

 tlie lake. When it is considered that we visited this place 

 in the middle of October, and during a violent snow storm, 

 which had already covered the ground to a depth of several 

 inches, we may form some idea of what might be expected to 

 he the productions of this country, lying at the very foot of 

 the Rocky Mountains, during fine weather, and at an earlier 

 season of the year, when so many peculiar plants were still 

 observable, although I was obliged to keep up with the 

 brigade, and we proceeded as quickly as possible. At the 

 tune of my return, the snow was so deep as to preclude the 

 possibility of finding any thing* The first glacier I saw, was 

 about twenty miles before reaching the lake; but I visited a 

 very lar^e one at ten miles nearer to the lake. I found the 



White 



growing almost close to the ice. The only thing that' repaid 

 ^e for the trouble was a patch of Trichostomum lanuginosum^ 

 the only one I met with during the journey. To the plants 



difolia, and T. Menziesii 



trifoliata. 



hispidulum, 



Murtillus 



'•pyllifolia 



Vaccinimn 



Amongst the Cvyptogamim^ I also found here Adiantum pe- 

 datum, and Aspidium LoncMtis ; Polytrichwn pallidisetwn, var., 

 Grimmia torquata, a nondescript Didymodoriy and doubtless 

 nianj more which have escaped my memory, and which, with 

 those enumerated, were scarcely seen any where else. 

 the lake is passed, you descend rather gently for about eight 



When 



eastern 



side: 



Hill 



Cote, a few miles beyond the Height of Land, is attained, 

 the change becomes most striking. 



Instead of the stunted 



Balsam and IJTiite Spruce 



the eastern side, the Pinus Strobus and P. canadensis, with 

 iTiuja occidentalism and several other trees, increasing in 

 variety as you descend, and often attaining an enormous 

 s^e, present themselves to view, their branches also covered 



