252 Expedition to the 



ably to his statement, under the management of the com- 

 pany, 1 bushel of salt, from 80 gallons of water, and 120 

 bushels were manufactured in a week. 



A beautiful species of lizard, (agama) is occasionally met 

 with in this territory. It runs with great swiftness. The 

 forms of its scales, their arrangement and proportions, con- 

 siderably resemble those of Polychrus marmorata^ with the 

 exception of the caudal ones, the series of which are equal, 

 and the scales near the tip of the tail only are mucronate. A 

 band over the shoulders somewhat resembles that of Stelio 

 querts-paleo.* 



In addition to our usual fare served upon the earth, we 

 here enjoyed the luxury of wild honey, and Indian corn or 

 maize bread, spread upon a table, and felt, perhaps, a little 

 of that elation which the possession of a new garment 

 gives to the beaux, when we found ourselves mounted on 

 stools and benches around it. 



The Sassafras, (Laurus sassafras) occurred this morning, 

 and soon after our departure from the trading house we saw 

 the Cane, (Miegia macrospermd) and were soon involved in 

 a dense cane brake. Here we were hardly fanned by a breath 

 of air, and during the prevalence of the extreme heat of the 



* Agama collaris, S. Scales of the back, neck, and head beneath, anterior 

 legs, and superior and posterior portions of the posterior legs small, slightly 

 convex, mutic, rounded, or a little oblong, obsoletely arranged in trans- 

 verse lines; those of the abdomen and breast larger, slightly hexagonal or 

 quadrate, and distinctly arranged in transverse lines; those of the tail ra- 

 ther smaller than the abdominal ones, arranged in bands, mutic, quadrate, 

 towards the tip of the tail oblong, carinated, and acute; fiont, middle of the 

 head and vertex, and anterior portion of the inferior jaw with scales ap- 

 proaching the size of plates; colour, back, with five or six dusky broad 

 bands, alternating with narrow, fulvous bands, which have each a series of 

 yellow or cinereous spots; a few spots are also scattered on the dusky 

 bands; xides greenish yellow; sides of the nccfc fulvous, more or less varied 

 with brilliant Vermillion red, a deep black band, and another on the shoul- 

 der, both obsolete above, and terminating near the anterior legs: beneath 

 pale; posterior thighs with a series of pores; eyes silvery, pupil round, black; 

 faiVlong, tapering: cylindrical. 



Length from nose to cloaca, 4 inches, tail 5 2-5 inches. 



A specimen is deposited in the Philadelphia Museum. 



