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between the eyes ; the mouth fifteen inches wide. I 

 put my clog into the fish's mouth, and pulled him 

 through its head. The dog weighed exactly 41 

 pounds. There were not less than a dozen gentle- 

 men present, when this was done. (See Note 2.) 

 Pages 1 and 2. 



I am told that the wind generally blows up the Mis- 

 sisippi. Page 8. 



This morning we had like to have run foul of a Saw- 

 yer. These are old trees which lie in the river fast at 

 the roots, and from the manner of their tops rocking 

 up and down, they are called Sawyers. They are 

 deemed very dangerous. The current runs so ama- 

 zingly swift, that should a boat run on one of them, 

 it would injure her much, if not stave her. Pages 8 

 and 9. 



June 13tb. We have seen, for some days, that 

 we could not get as much dry land, as to put to shore. 

 The country is overflown for many miles. Pages 14 

 and 15. 



July Atb and Stb. In some places, the country is 

 overflown for forty or fifty miles. The river (Missi- 

 sippi) was so full as we came down, that, in many 

 places, the water was three and four feet higher than 

 the banks. At such places, we had hard work to 

 keep our boat from running into the woods. Pages 

 26 and 27. 



