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very considerable amount of valuable material. About this time the 
Long expedition was being organized, and Baldwin was recommended 
to act as botanist for the party. His health was delicate and the ap- 
pointment was accepted in the hopes that it w ould be improved by the 
journey. 
Baldwin joined the other members of the scientific staff at Pittsburg 
and embarked upon the steamer which was to take the expedition to 
Council Bluffs. This being the early days of steamboating, the one 
used by the expedition gave more than ordinary trouble and caused 
Fic. 2. Dr. WILLIAM BALDWIN; from Darlington’s ‘‘ Reliquie Ba'dwiniane.” 
vexatious delays. According to the letters of Baldwin it also leaked 
continually, and this made the interior damp and totally unsuited for 
such a prolonged voyage. Baldwin’s health constantly grew worse, and 
even while descending the Ohio River the party halted to allow him to 
recover from an attack of illness, and he was forced to depend upon the 
others to bring specimens to him on the boat, as he had not sufficient 
strength to walk any considerable distance. St. Louis was finally 
reached on June 9 and a stop of several days was made. The voyage 
