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tural peculiarities, and chasing the ephemerae that 

 had supplied the place of the brown pJiryganidw. 



There was a surprising similarity of color in all 

 the natural flies of that region ; they were mostly 

 of modified shades of brownish yellow or gray. 

 The yellowish variety had two long whisks, one 

 inch and three-quarters long, banded with gray, 

 eyes round, white, and protuberant, with a black 

 speck, and eight sections to the body. They were 

 quite active and numerous, while other varieties 

 resembled them in general appearance and charac- 

 teristics. 



The rocks were seamed with veins of copper, the 

 oxide of which had discolored the adjoining stone, 

 and occasionally we could obtain pretty and appa- 

 rently rich specimens. Unfortunately, neither Don 

 nor myself, though well enough read in the classics 

 and other equally useful sciences, had ever studied 

 mineralogy, and were as good judges of minerals as 

 a savage would be of a watch. Our ignorant con- 

 clusions, however, were that if the north shore of 

 Lake Superior were properly explored, under Yan- 

 kee supervision, mines might be discovered equal- 

 ling those of the south coast. With this sage con- 

 clusion we were forced to be satisfied. 



Charley had a passion for prospecting ; was ready 

 at a moment's notice to dig out with the axe any 

 strange-looking deposit, fully convinced that some 

 day he should make his fortune, if he only could 

 learn to distinguish the valuable from the worthless. 



At last a strong westerly wind came out, and a 



