Feb., '02] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 39 



Philad? Novemb': 30**.' 1823. 

 My Dear friend ! 



In my last letter I informed you of the reception of the very 

 valuable box of insects with which you favoured me, & stated 

 at the same time that my haste of preparation for another 

 journey through the wilderness prevented my making any re- 

 marks at that time upon the interesting individuals it contains. 

 I am happy to say that this journey has been successfully per- 

 formed, & we have all returned to our families & friends. Our 

 rout was as follows, viz. We departed from this place & arrived 

 at Wheeling by way of the great national road ; thence to Co- 

 lumbus, Fort Wayne, & Chicago at the southern extremity of 

 Lake Michigan ; making another outfit at that place, we struck 

 across the country by rout till then untravelled excepting by 

 Indians & their associates to Prairie des Chiens on the Missis- 

 sippi. We then ascended the Mississippi to the Falls of St. 

 Anthony, thence along the St. Peters to its source ; thence di- 

 rectly north, by way of Sioux river & Red river to Pembinaw, 

 a settlement formed by Lord Selkirk ; there we established the 

 north boundary line of the United States & took possession of 

 that part of the country with the customary military ceremonies. 

 We then descended the river into the British territories, passed 

 through the lower portion of Lake Winnepec, through the Lake 

 of the woods which is thickly studded with charming islands, 

 through Rainy lake & Dog river to Lake Superior. Within 

 about fifty miles of this lake the whole river is precipitated 

 over a ledge of rock into a rocky chasm to the depth of 130 

 feet, the concussion of the water is terrific & causes a ver>' 

 sensible trembling of the earth around. We were under the 

 necessity of crossing Lake Superior from West to East in an 

 open flat bottomed batteau during the equinoctial storm. This 

 we accomplished in fifteen days. We then went to Mackinaw, 

 then passed through Lakes Huron & Erie, & visited the falls 

 of Niagara ; at the Genesee river we entered Clinton's grand 

 Canal & after a voyage through it of the most agreeable kind, 

 at the rate of four miles an hour night & day, we arrived at 

 Albany. 



On this extensive round we suffered but little for want of 



