myself with the tin box to collect any to day. The 

 road goes chiefly through Oak woods, and crosses 

 a considerable piece of swamp, through which 

 Onondago creek runs close to the road side. I 

 observed plenty of Zanthoxylum fraxinifol. on its 

 banks — several sorts of Carex & Scirpus — Samo- 

 lus Valerandi, — Asclepias tuberosa — Turritis 

 falcata, Apocynum androsamiifol — &c. 



When I came to the springs, the place is called 

 Salt Point I found them to be situated in a low 

 piece of a swamp which is clear for a great part of 

 all timber ; The works for boiling being erected 

 along the edge of this swamp, on a high bank & 

 the water conveyed to them in pipes from a pump 

 work, which is erected near one of the principall 

 springs : some of the works are supplied by other 

 smaller springs, the water being pumped by hand. 



They boil the salt in potash kettles holding 

 from 60 to 100. gallons ; 6 or 8. kettles form what 

 they call a block which has two fires to it ; each 

 kettle produces from a bushel to a bushel and a 

 half of salt each boiling — The water is by far 

 superior to any water I have tasted where salt is 

 manufactured. Near the springs themselves the 

 Salicornia herbacea, is the only plant which 

 grows, but further oft in the mash a variety ot 

 various plants 1 am in expection to find, but as I 

 had only shoes on to day & intented to be back 

 to my lodging I deferred the examination of the 

 mash to another day. 



July 13. My anxiety of seeing a letter from 

 Dr Barton was so great, that I thought it would 

 best be to call on Squire Geddes to-day, and see 



