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■where we were almofl buried, but were in no great 
danger, becaufe the fern and mofs make a kind of 
down, pretty rough indeed, which prevents the hurt 
of a fall} but all this is very tirelome. We met with 
abundance of holes or nefls of black devils, a kind 
of fea birds, that come from the north, and hatch 
their young upon this mountain. The birds alone 
would require a differtation, which I hope to give 
hereafter. 
Second Journey to The Brimftone-hill. 
My curiofity was not fatisfied} I wanted to make 
more accurate obfervations, and take a more exaft 
view of this mountain. W e climbed up a fecond 
time with the fune and flill greater difficulties, be- 
caufe we took the road, that leads to the middle of 
the mountain. This road is called Tarare, and was 
to bring us to the pool near the great cleft and the 
great cavern. I had provided myfclf with all ne- 
ceffiaries for making obfervations. 
We arrived at the little plain, where the pool is. 
The three times I have feen it, it was little more 
than 20 or 25 feet fquare, and contained but little 
water, which was very ill tailed, and fo impreg- 
nated with alum as not to be fit to drink. It is fi- 
tuated oppolite to the great cleft, about an hundred 
] aces from the gfeat cavern, that is under the cleft. 
As I intended to lie there, when we got to the place, 
we pick’d up f me wood, kindled a fire, made bun- 
dles of fern, and fetch’d water from the head of the 
river St. Lewis. 
We took up our lodging in that great cavern, that 
anfwers perpendicularly to the cleft of the mountain. 
It 
