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bank, which I had marked on my afcent up the ri- 
ver, where 1 made fome addition to my collec- 
tions; and the next day I employed rnyfelf in the 
fame manner, putting into Us ore 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 finding 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 ve- 
getable productions, collediing feeds and planting 
growing roots in boxes, to be tranfported to the 
lower trading houfe. 
Nov/, having procured neceffaries 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 vefiel, and fet fail. I chole to follow the 
eafternmoft channel of the river to the Great Lake, 
becaufe it ran by high banks and bluffs of the eaftern 
main the greateft part of the diftance, which af- 
forded me an opportunity of obferving a far greater 
variety of natural fubjeCts, than if I had taken the 
weftern or middle channel, which flowed through 
fwamos and marfhes. 
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At evening I arrived at Cedar Point, my former 
fafe and pieafant harbour, at the eaft cape of the 
Great Lake, where I had noticed fome curious 
fhrubs and plants; here I refted, and on the frnooth 
and gentle current launch again into the little ocean 
of Lake George, meaning now/, on my return, to 
coaft his w T eftern fhores in fearch of new beauties in 
the bounteous kingdom of Flora. 
I was 
