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The Soil Survey of the Waycross Area, published by the U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture in April, L907, contains a fairly good 

 description of the northern end of the swamp. 



Prof. J. M. Eteade, of the University of Georgia, and Mr. Huron 

 Smith, of the Field Museum of Natural History, both Cornellians, 

 entered the swamp by way of the canal in December, 1909, and 

 made botanical investigations during a stay of ;i week. 



Our own observations covered most of tin- period from May 6 

 to July 13, 1912. On the first-mentioned date Harper, with 

 David Lee as guide, entered the swamp by way of Suwannee ( reek 

 on the northwestern side, but finding the route practically impas- 

 sable after the first Pew miles, they made a detour through Way- 

 cross and Braganza to the northeastern side. Setting out again 

 by boat from Cowhouse Island on the morning of May 8, they 

 reached Billy's Island that night, meanwhile having passed through 

 the Big Water, Minne's Lake, and the eastern end of Billy's Lake. 

 During the next fortnight, with Billy's Island as a starting point, 

 trips were made to Mixon's Haiiiinoek, Honey Island, the eanal 

 and Chase Prairie, Floyd's Island Prairie, and Floyd's Island. 

 An effort to reach the Minne Lake Islands was also made, but 

 failed. On May L'.'! they departed from the swamp, as they had 

 entered, l>y way of Cowhouse Island. 



On May 28 the Cornell University Expedition proceeded from 

 Fargo on the southwestern side of the swamp. The party included 

 Professors J. O. Bradley and C. R. Crosby, of the Dept. of Ento- 

 mology, Dr. A. II. Wright, of the Dept. of Zoology, S. C. Bishop 

 and M. D. Leonard of the class of 1913, Headmaster W. I). Funk- 

 liouser of the Ithaca High School, and Paul Battle, of Bainliridge, 

 ( j;i. Mr. E. L. Worsham, State Entomologist of Georgia, and Mr. 

 ( '. S. Spooner, Asst. State Entomologist, accompanied the party 

 during the first week, and to them we are indebted for several 

 favors. Prole -Mir Bradley had made previously (1909, 1910, and 

 MM I ) brief reconnaissances on the eastern (Suwannee Canal) and 

 northwestern (Suwannee Creek) borders of the Okefinokee. From 

 Fargo, the party was transported on a lumber tramway to a point 

 ahout two miles from Mixon's Ferry. Thereupon, with guides 



whom Mr. H. W. Bennett, of the Fargo Land Company, had kindly 

 secured for us, we began a walk of ten or twelve miles over corduroy 



