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Tuesday, May 22. The seeds which we put 

 into the ground on the 10th inst. have sprung up, 

 and grow remarkably well. 



Tuesday, 29. During the last forty eight 

 hours, it has rained without cessation ; and I think 

 I never witnessed so great a fall of water, within 

 the same space of time. The river has overflow- 

 ed its banks, to a much greater distance than is 

 common; and our garden, which is not far from it, 

 now lies under water. 



Thursday, 31. In the morning, Mr. Goedike, 

 Collin, my interpreter, a young lad arid myself, set 

 off for the purpose of paying a visit to our X. Y. 

 neighbours. On leaving the fort, we had the river 

 to cross, which, in consequence of the late rains, is 

 about sixty rods broad. Our only means ofNiross- 

 ing it was a canoe, made of the skins of buffaloes, 

 which, on account of the length of time that it 

 had been in the water, began to be rotten. Be- 

 fore we reached the other side of the river, the 

 canoe was nearly half filled with water. We 

 drew it on shore, mounted our horses, visited our 

 neighbours, and returned to the place where we 

 had left our canoe, at about three o'clock P. M. 

 Having repaired it a little, we embarked, for the 

 purpose of returning to the fort. We soon per- 

 ceived that the water came into the canoe very 

 fast ; and we continued paddling, in hope of reach- 



