AUDUBON JOURNAL 



Judge how fast the Arts & Sciences Improved in this 

 Southwestern Country — I want also to tell you that 

 the Squaw on White River While Wading out to us 

 Craked a Large Louse taken from under her arm — 



The Intrepid Hawks are extremely plenty along the 

 Banks of the Mississipi where the feed aboundantly on 

 the Swamp Sparrows as also on the Sturnus depradatorius ; 

 some of these are so strong and daring that they Will 

 attack some Ducks on the Wing and often carry them 

 off several hundreds of yards to the Sand Bars — 



The Brown Eagles that were so plenty on the Ohio 

 have entirely disapeared and nothing by White 

 Headed Ones are to be seen — 



The Lakes found in the Interior are stored with the 

 finest of Fishes Such as Pikes, Salmons — Rock, Bass 

 Sun Perches &<= and the bottom covered with Thou- 

 sands of Muskle Shells and Perrywinkles of many 

 species — those Latter of Course find their Way while 

 the Spring floods are so so general — the Bottom of 

 Most of these Lakes is firm and Level — 



Tuesday Decemb'" 12*^ 1820 

 This day M"" Shaw and Anthony Walked off to the 

 Post and We floated down to the Mouth of that River, 

 this We reached and Landed. I was so fortunate as to 

 Meet the Steam Boat the Maid of [New] Orleans on 

 board of Which I put a Letter for My Dearest Friend 

 My Wife — with orders to put it in the St. Louis Post 



