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On August 6 the return was made to Marmelade, as alread 
described, nos. 1447-1454 being made in this xerophytic forma- 
tion, and nos. 1455-1474 in the foothill region. 2 oo 8 
the entire expedition had arrived safely again at Ba 
We rested at the plantation until August 10, ntiliging the 
intervening time in preparations for another trip to complete in 
part the exploration of the territory eos we were obliged to 
omit from the previous journey. On the tenth, everything being 
ready, we left early in the eae for Plaisance, via Limbé, 
arriving at the former place in the afternoon. Here I again had 
impressed upon me the necessity for being armed with good per- 
mits from high officials. A tent had never before been seen by 
the mountain people, and of course to them, unused to such sights, 
our expedition seemed a large one. That we were collecting plants 
was not received seriously — was looked upon as a mere blind. 
Their reasoning was, and it was all sufficient for them, that the 
white man was not a fool, and that he would not come all the way 
down there to get a lot of weeds of no use to anybody ; no, there 
is only one valuable thing in the world and that is gold, and of 
course the white man is after that. This was the basis of all 
their suspicions, and do what we would we could not disabuse 
their minds of it. 
e wasted so much time parleying over our permit with a 
petty official at Plaisance that before we could get our camp 
pitched a tropical shower was upon us, soaking us to the skin 
and drenching all our eeigaes We had to spend that night 
in a decidedly humid condition in the one tent, two white men and 
four negroes. The dawn of the following day, August 11, was 
joyously welcomed. This camp was designated as no. 5, but no 
collecting was done from it. 
We had no permit enabling us to travel in the arrondisement 
of Gonaives, which borders on that of Plaisance. After our 
recent experiences, I did not feel like venturing with a large 
outfit into a region where we were not protected. Earl 
the morning of pene 11, therefore, I started for Gonaives, 
accompanied by a negro interpreter and one pack animal with a 
servant, leaving Mr. Taylor to move the camp as near to the 
