l8 Audubon's Western Journal 



to a few friends but distractions at home prevented 

 the continuance of the work. The notes were 

 taken in a series of little books from which they 

 have been faithfully transcribed by his daughter. 

 The only omissions are a few personal references, 

 which form no essential part of the narrative and 

 which she has thought best not to print. A few 

 corrections have been made in the orthography 

 of common words which were misspelled as a 

 result of the haste in which they were written. 

 Where names of places and Spanish words were 

 spelled phonetically, the correct forms have been 

 enclosed in brackets or given in notes at the places 

 where they first occur. In all essential respects the 

 notes are printed exactly as they were left by their 

 author. Many of the names of places are names 

 of haciendas and ranchos, some of which could not 

 be identified. Of those identified, there is some 

 variation in spelling upon the Mexican maps of 

 the period. A few notes have been added chiefly 

 in explanation of personal references in the text. 

 The great bulk of Mr. Audubon's sketches was 

 lost. A few of those that were saved have been 

 reproduced and a portrait of Mr. Audubon, taken 

 in 1853, has been added, together with a map of 

 his route. F. H. H. 



