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baggage and provisions that remained on board were swept off 

 and carried down the stream. A scene of unwonted activity now 

 ensued in our endeavors to save our articles, as they were rapidly 

 borne down the foaming waters. The boat, fortunately, was not 

 much injured, and we succeeded in hauling it upon a rock, and 

 bailed out the water, after which we gave chase to our lost ar- 

 ticles, and succeeded in saving those that were most essential to 

 our safety. The bread-barrel, although scuttled, was but half 

 full of bread, and floated down stream with its opening upper- 

 most, so that but little of it was injured. Our bucket of rice 

 burst open and was lost. The tea-kettle and other cooking ap- 

 paratus sank in the river, and were fished up by a hook and line. 

 The tent was found about a mile down the river, stretched across 

 a rock. The maps and charts were soaked with water, so that 

 it required as much labor and patience to unroll them as the 

 papyri of Herculaneum. Our spare boots and shoes were irre- 

 coverably lost. Having rescued the most important articles from 

 the water, we carried by the falls, camped, and dried our papers 

 and provision, being thankful that no worse an accident had be- 

 fallen us. Fortunately, we had taken the precaution to remove 

 our surveying instruments and the blankets from the boat before 

 the falls were attempted. 



" Having kindled a camp-fire and dried ourselves, a storm of 

 rain began to pour around us ; but our great fire was not easily 

 damped, and we passed a comfortable night beneath the shelter 

 of a water-proof tent. 



" The Penobscot boatmen are well skilled in the art of camp- 

 ing in a comfortable manner, and soon prepare their fire for the 

 night, make a bed of boughs, and pitch the tent in such a man- 

 ner as to afford a complete shelter. Having partaken of our 

 meal, we reposed upon the boughs spread upon the earth, our 

 feet being turned toward the fire. This being our first encamp- 

 ment for the season, the novelty of the scene prevented sleep ; 



