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ungustifolia, Rhodora Canadensis, Empetrum nigrum, Betula pa/py- 

 racea, Popidus tremidoides, Melampyrum Americanum, Aralia nudi- 

 canlis, Pyrus Americana, Pteris aquilina, Aspidium filir-fremiua (the 

 only ferns observed) Diervilla trifida, Viburnum cassinoides, Solidago 

 latifolia, one willow, two or three lycopodiums, a growth of lichens 

 that covered the rocks in every direction, chiefly the Iceland Mo^< 

 (Cetraria ishmdica). These plants were collected within a radius of 

 25 yards of the summit. 



It seems rather odd that in the reports of the Dominion Natural 

 History Survey there are so few records of the plant and animal life 

 of the province, when the surface geology is reported with so much 

 care and minuteness. Here, for instance, was found a plant ( Vaccinium 

 uliginosum), the most conspicuous one on the summit of Bald Moun- 

 tain, which has not been detected in any other part of the province so 

 far as I am aware. 



The scenery along the Nipisiguit, from Bald Mountain to the 

 lakes, is grand and picturesque. Lofty mountains, whose rounded or 

 dome-shaped tops form fine positions for extended and uninterrupted 

 views, were constantly in sight, presenting great temptations to climb. 

 Storms of rain, accompanied with thunder and lightning, were of 

 frequent occurrence and added to the grandeur of the scene. Just 

 after one of these down-pours, and while the hills were reverberating 

 with the distant thunder, we rounded a turn in the river and came 

 upon a Virginia deer and her fawn bathing in a sheltered nook — a 

 pretty woodland picture. Islands become more numerous as we 

 ascend the river, and low meadows on which were growing elm^, 

 maples and butternuts. The tall grasses and ostrich ferns, from four 

 to six feet in height, gave evidence of a rich soil, while the asters and 

 Joe Pye-weed contrasted with the vivid green of the rich vegetation 

 around. Passing Southwest Branch, which comes in almost at right 

 angles to the main stream, we reached in a short time after Portage 

 Brook, whose source is near the Upsalquitch Lake. We congratulated 

 ourselves that we had not come by that route, as the water was too 

 low to float our canoe. Islands now become more frequent, dividing 

 the diminished water of the river, and making our course tedious and 

 laborious. 



About three o'clock one afternoon we came to a stream, probablv 

 the Little Forks of the Nipisiguit, and here we obtained one of the 

 finest views on the river. Just behind us was a high mountain, not 

 less, we supposed, than 1000 feet above the river, and forming an 



