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half furrounded this va ft fountain. A delightful 
ftream of cool falubrious water iflues from the ridge, 
meandering along, and entering the creek juft below 
the bafon. I returned in the evening, and next day 
fat off again down the river* 
My hofpitable friend, after fiipplying fne' with ne- 
ceftaries, prevailed on rhe to accept of the company 
and aftiftance of his purveyor, one day's voyage 
down the river, whom I was to fet on ftiore at a 
certain bluff, upwards of twenty miles below, but 
not above one third that diftance by land ; he was 
to be out in the forefts one day, on a hunt for tur^ 
keys. 
The current of the river being here confined 
within its perpendicular banks, ran brifkly down: 
we cheerfully defcended the grand river St. Juan, 
enjoying enchanting profpedts. 
Before night we reached the deftined port, at a 
fpacious orange grove. N ext morning we feparated, 
and I proceeded down the river. The profpedts 
on either hand are now pleafing, and I view them at 
leifure, and without toil or dread* 
Induced by the beautiful appearance of the green 
meadows, which open to the Eaftward, I determined 
not to pafs this Elyfium without a vifit. Behold the 
loud, fonorous, watchful favanna cranes (grus pra~ 
tenfis) with mufical clangor, in detached iquadrons* 
They fpread their light elaftic fail : at firft they 
move from the earth heavy and flow ; they labour 
and beat the denfe air ; they form the line with wide 
extended wings, tip to tip ; they all rife and fall to- 
gether as one bird ; now they mount aloft, gradually 
wheeling about ) each fquadron performs its evolu- 
tions. 
