MT. 68.] TO W. M. CANBY. 689 



First day, we got round, retracing our old route, to 

 Blaylocks, a laard place. 



2d. Traveled all day up the north fork of Toe, 

 through scenery which delighted Mrs. Gray greatly, 

 to head of a fork thereof in Yellow Mountains, and 

 thence over to Cranberry Fork, almost under the 

 shadow of the Koan, or of that prolongation of it 

 whicli we went to ; nice food and lodgings and the 

 luxury of a separate room. 



3d. Down Cranberry Creek and up Elk, over Elk 

 Mountain (got Cedronella cordata. Want any?), 

 from which climbed to a good view, down to Valle 

 Crucis, and over to Boone, to sleep ; a long day. 



4th. Drove fourteen miles, partly on Blue Ridge, to 

 Gap Creek, at noon. Nice house. Very nice wife 

 and children. 



5th. Mrs. Gray rested. Cowles and I went up 

 Blue Ridge, saw a fine waterfall on the eastern side. 



6tli. Took in Mrs. Cowles, baby, and bright little 

 girl. Drove fourteen miles to Jeiferson, picnic dinner 

 on the way ; stopped with an uncle and aunt of Mrs. C. 

 I and some Jeffersonians went up Negro Mountain; 

 collected Saxifraga Careyana at the original locality; 

 took a view of where Aconitum reclinatum must be, 

 went for it, found it, some specimens barely in bud, 

 more in flower,^ made specimens for you and for Red- 

 field, took roots. 



7th. Cowles and family to wait and visit, while we 

 took their wagon to Marion, forty-five miles, too much 



1 " Dr. Gray, with M*. Co-wles and some of the neig-hhors, had g-one 

 up Negro Mountain. He found on the top the plant he expected, a 

 Saxifraga, made out the narrow ravine he had explored thirty-six 

 years ago, found it, and in its same spot the rare plant (an Aconite) 

 he had then discovered, rarely seen growing since, and so came hack 

 triumphant.' ' — Extract from Mrs. Gray's journal. 



