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ly called a "logan" (lagoon). Occasionally small 

 sandbars of yellow sand were noted, showing beauti- 

 fully in water up to 4 or 5 feet deep. 



On either side the cypress and other trees and 

 vines form a pretty dense forest through which a boat 

 could scarcely be taken. Some of the cypress trees 

 are 4 feet or more in diameter and over 100 feet high. 

 Cypress knees everywhere, and many old dead snags. 

 Sometimes a cypress tree is seen growing in the 

 stream well out from either shore; these are known 

 as "dram trees," — the guide or canoeman being per- 

 mitted to take a drink every time he comes to one 

 of these trees! I did not see many such trees; the 

 canoemen, however, become very expert in locating 

 them. 



Although we paid no special attention to the 

 fishes I am able to present the following list of 28 

 species that occur in the Lumbee between Blue's 

 Bridge and Turnpike Bridge: 



1 — Amiatus calva. Grinnel; also called "Cotton- 

 fish," because "when one chews the meat it is like chew- 

 ing cotton." Common. 2 — Ameiurus platycephalus. 

 Brown Cat. Common. There are 2 or 3 other spe- 

 cies not identified. 3 — Catostomus commersonii. May 

 Sucker. Common. 4 — Moxostoma pidiense. Red- 

 horse. Said to be common. Two other species of 

 suckers, locally called Mud Sucker and Humpback 

 Sucker, were reported but not seen. 5 — Cyprinus 

 carpio. Carp. "They are here and a big nuisance," 

 so says Dr. Achorn. §—Campostoma anomalum. 

 One taken. 7 — Semotihis atromacidatus. Several 

 seen. 8 — Notropis procne. Common. 9 — Abramis 

 crysoleucas. Shad Roach. Common. 10 — Hybop- 

 sis kcntuckiensis. Hornyhead. Common. 11 — An- 

 guilla chrisypa. Eel. Common. 12 — Esox reticu- 

 latus. Common. 13. — Esox americanus. Abundant. 

 14 — Fundulus nottii. Common. 15 — Gambusia affinis. 

 Several seen. 16 — Aphrcdoderus sayanus. Two 

 examples in a pond near Pinebluff. 17 — Elassoma 



