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VOLI. November 28th,1899. No. 7. 



Along the Missouri. 



The Story of a Collecting Trip, By Barton Ungent. 



Long before sunrise the Blackbirds began their 

 chatter, and compelled us to get up. 



Peters arose with a snort and agrunt, covered 

 with mosquito bites, and out of sorts generally. 

 It had been decided before we started that Pe- 

 ters was to be '-head cook", I collected fire- wood, 

 washed the dishes, and, growled at Peters. 

 After breakfast we started for the west bank of 

 the river, to spend the day in the timber. 



At this point the river runs close in to the 

 bluffs on the Nebraska side, the river is about ^ 

 of a mile wide and swift as a mill-race, in places. 

 A person used to rowing in still water would be 

 terribly surprised in attempting to row this river. 



On the east side of the river the bottom ex- 

 tends for nearly ten miles and then ends in a- 



