AUDUBON JOURNAL 



Sunday November 5th, 1820 



The Weather fair this morning, the Thermoter 

 down at 30 — the sun rose beautifull and reflected 

 through the Trees on the Placid Stream much Hke a 

 Column of Lively fire — the frost was heavy on the 

 decks and when the Sun Shun of it it Looked beauti- 

 full beyond expression — 



We floated tolerably well the river being here con- 

 tracted by Large Sand Barrs — 



Gayly we were overtaken by a SkifiT containing a 

 Couple of Gentill Young Men, Bound to New Orleans 

 they had Matrasses, Trunks, a Gun & Provisions — 



Saw about the same time a fine Brown Eagle — 

 Shot at it without efifect — 



Many Dears where Merely Gamboling on the Sand 

 Barrs and [much] excited us [to] 



We passed Mount Vernon a Small Village in Indianna 

 about one mile above the upper end of Slim Island — 

 M" Shaw & Cap® Cummings went to the Island but 

 returned without any thing — this part of the River 

 rather Dificult — 



We Landed about 3 Miles above the Mouth oi High 

 Land Creek in the Mississipi Bend — 



Saw Many Geese, some Sand Hill Cranes — a few 

 Loons some Red Breasted Thrushes, many Sparrows & 

 parokets. 



Killed only one Winter Hawk, & Shot at one Wood 

 Cock. 



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