356 TRAVELS IN 
conductors, who knew of a commodious ford 
a quarter of a league lower, faved us this 
ufelefs labour, which would have confumed 
much time. Having accompanied them to 
reconnoitre the ford which they mentioned, 
I judged, after trying the depth of it with 
my horfe, that, by only elevating eight or 
ten inches, but with precaution, the boxes 
and lading of my three carriages by means 
of branches and brufh-wood, we might be 
able to pafs without fuftaining any damage ; 
we accordingly accompliflied this bufinefs 
with equal dexterity and fuccefs. Our com- 
panions, indeed, were of great fervice to us 
upon this occafion 5 they croffed the river, 
and fpent the night with us, in order toaffift 
us next morning to load our carriages again, 
and to arrange our efFefts. I rewarded them 
generoufly for what they had done, and we 
then took leave of each other. 
In the canton into which I was now en- 
teringj I found a prodigious number of thofe 
green and golden cuckoos, of which I have 
already fpoken, and feveral new fpecies that I 
added to my colle<?cion. The fame day I 
fell in with another river, the name of which 
I did not know ; but I gave it that of my re- 
fpefl: 
