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depth ; in consequence of this, I lost one of 

 my horses, and the two remaining ones be- 

 came exceedingly poor. The hunter was 

 still more unfortunate, ten of his young colts 

 having died." 



This modest man of science says " nothing 

 could be done;" we are informed, how- 

 ever, that his collections in these mountains 

 amounted to about fifteen hundred species 

 of plants, one hundred and fifty birds, fifty 

 quadrupeds, and a considerable number of 

 insects. 



Dr. Richardson and his party were not 

 less industrious ; the number of specimens 

 collected is immense, and the drawings of 

 them by Lieutenant Kendall so faithful, that 

 we understand the Treasury have consented 

 to afford pecuniary assistance in bringing 

 them before the public. In the meantime, 

 we have in the Appendix several valuable 

 scientific documents. The " topographical 

 and geological notices" employ fifty-eight 

 pages, and specimens of rock and organic 

 remains are referred to as high as to num- 

 ber 1032. Many tables are given of the 



