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bank, which I had marked on my afcent up the ri- 
ver, where I made fome addition to my collec- 
tions ; and the next day I employed myfelf in the 
fame manner, putting into more frequently, at con- 
venient places, which I had noticed ; and in the 
evening arrived again at the upper ftore, where I 
had the pleafure of rinding my old friend, the trader, 
in good health and cheerful, and his affairs in a 
profperous way. There were alfo a fmall party of 
Indians here, who had lately arrived with their 
hunts to purchafe goods. I continued a few days at 
this poft, fearching its environs for curious vegeta- 
ble productions, collecting feeds and planting grow- 
ing roots in boxes, to be tranfported to the lower 
trading houfe. 
Now, having procured necefTaries to accommo- 
date me on my voyage down to the lower ftore, I 
bid adieu to my old friend and benefactor, Mr. Job 
Wiggens, embarked alone on board my little for- 
tunate vefTel, and fet fail. I chofe to follow the 
eafternmoft channel of the river to the Great Lake, 
becaufe it ran by high banks and bluffs of the eaftqrn 
main the greateft part of the diftance, which af- 
forded me an opportunity of obferving a far greater 
variety of natural fubje&s, than if I had taken the 
weftern or middle channel, which flowed through 
fwamps and mar flies. 
At evening I arrived at Cedar Point, my former 
fafe and pleafant harbour, at the eaft cape of the 
Great Lake, where 1 had noticed fome curious 
(hrubs and plants ; here I refted, and on the fmooth 
and gentle current launch again into the little ocean 
pf Lake George, meaning now, on my return, to 
coaft his weftern mores in fearch of new beauties in 
tfeje bounteous kingdom of Flora. 
I was 
