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the Whole of Such Soapy and Washing Nature as to 

 give an interesting contrast by the Dashing of the 

 Wash down to the edge of the Watter which here is 

 very deep the upper Strata (the whole run horizontal) 

 is perferated with Thousands of holes, the Nests of the 

 Bank Swallow — these Bluffs are about two Miles | 

 Long, the Country back, Barren & Poor — 



Confined to the Inside of the Boat nearly the day, 

 saw but a few Gulls, apparently all White, some 

 White headed Eagles, & a few Cranes — a Large flock 

 of Gold Finches — a few Blue Geays, & Cardinals, the 

 Ivory Bill Wood Peckers heard from time to time, — 



We are Landed at the foot of N° 35 a few miles 

 above what the Navigators call the Devil's Race- 

 ground — but the whole of the Mississipi being so much 

 of the same nature, it feels quite immatereal to follow 

 the Devil's tracks any where along its Muddy Course — 



Thursday Novemb"^ 30*^^ 1820 



We found the race path of the Devil well cleared 

 and beaten, and went through it with great Ease, 

 Many places on this River are rendered More terrible 

 in Idea by their Extraordinary Names than real 

 dificulties — 



We run a Race with M"" Lovelace's Boat of several 

 miles that was well nigh terminating in a dispute — it 

 reminded me of Gamblers that although playing for 

 Nothing are allways grieved by Lossing — 



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