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Proceeding a little further, I remarked 

 a steep hill near the road carefully covered 

 over with boughs of spruce fir. On re- 

 moving some of these, the ground evidently 

 appeared to have been broken up, and ap- 

 parently blasted with gunpowder. This 

 should seem to have been done by some 

 one in search of ore, of which however I 

 could not perceive the least indication. I 

 carried away a few specimens of the rock. 



After passing the next post-house, I was 

 ferried over a river about half way towards 

 the third, when an Owl appeared, flitting 

 every now and then, at short distances, 

 before me. Laying hold of my gun, I 

 ventured to take aim, though my horse 

 kept going on at a good rate. It was a 



souls, is situated near a cove or arm of the sea, in 

 which is an island, formerly of considerable extent 

 but now very small. St. Stephen is said to have pro- 

 phesied that the day of judgment will come as soon 

 as this island is entirely washed away. The island 

 certaiuly diminishes yearly, but every one must judge 

 for himself as to the probabihty of the prophecy." 



