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which turned out very good. Near the landing we 

 gathered a little colle6lion of filmy ferns (Trichomanes) 

 on the chance of bringing them back alive, in which we 

 were fortunate enough to succeed. 



Having now exposed the second half dozen dry plates 

 our photographer had again to enter the bag and change 

 them, after which we packed up our traps and proceeded 

 down the creek. Scene after scene was passed without 

 the remotest chance of procuring a pi6lure except with 

 unlimited time and free use of the cutlass, and we had to 

 pass on. It was with pain and regret that we did so as 

 the results of our work hitherto were, to say the least, 

 doubtful. By and bye we came to a wood-cutter's place 

 standing on a sand-hill, up which we climbed to see 

 what could be done from its summit. Below stretched 

 the creek bordered by dense forest, the tree-lops nearly 

 a hundred feet above the ground. Towering above, as 

 high again, came a giant mora, which after great diffi- 

 culty we succeeded in focussing, not however to our 

 satisfa6lion on account of a hut and clusters of bushes in 

 the foreground. Another clump of great timber trees 

 also turned out quite as unsatisfa6lory. 



Near the mouth of the creek stood a great silk-cotton 

 tree covered with epiphytes — a land-mark to everyone 

 going up or down the river. Fortunately for us this 

 was fronted by a clearing and we found no difficulty in 

 getting a pifture, after which we proceeded back to 

 Georgetown. 



Of course we did not know what would be the result 

 of our two days' work — this could only be learnt when 

 the plates were developed. However, we hoped for the 

 best and consoled ourselves by the fa6l that we had 



