AUDUBON JOURNAL 



Spending the tedious Passage in a Flat Boat to New 

 Orleans — 



We moved from our Landing of Last Night and 

 only crossed the River for the rain Lowered the Smoake 

 so Much that it was impossible to see, beyond 20 or 30 

 Yards; played great deal on the flutes, Looked at My 

 Drawings, read as Much as I Could and yet found the 

 day very Long and heavy for Although I am Naturally 

 of light spirits and have often tried to Keep [my spirits] 

 these good, when off from my Home, I have often dull 

 Moments of Anguish — [it stopped] the rain abated 

 for a few Minutes. Cap'' C. Joseph & I took a Walk 

 to a Sand Barr Where Joseph Killed a Large blue 

 Crane, unfortunately a Young one — saw few Geese, 

 many Cardinals, some Carolina Wrens — We are better 

 to day — [fortunatly] Luckily our Boat does not Leek — 

 Saw a few Purple Finches = 



Wednesday November 29*^ 1820 



the rain that begun two days since, accompanied 

 us the whole of this day, yet We Left our Harbour at 

 about 7 this morning and removed 20 miles — We 

 passed the second Chicasaw Bluff, raining so much 

 that I could not draw them; they are Much More 

 Interesting than the Chalk Banks indeed they Look 

 grand and Imposing, they are from 150 to 200 feet 

 High Irregularly Caving down and Variegated in 

 stratas of Red, Yellow, Black, and deep Lead Colors, 



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