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reached, was found to be in the line of the survey. The north part of 
the intervening valley, is covered most of the year by a pond of water. 
the other part of the val- 
are not small. The time which had elapsed before any search was 
@ an excursion ; 
miles from each other, we have not, and I fear shall not meet on ane o 
P. M., it beeame suddenly very dark. The clouds, or what appeared 
to be such, whirled in the strangest contortions, and appeared like a 
Solid black fleece lighted from above by a red glare as of many torches, 
but Searcely penetrating the masses of clouds below. In the presence 
