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the west, and that, by so doing, I could come 
into my old track again; but, after walking a 
great deal out of my way to reach the east end, 
I met with a deep and rapid torrent, which 
emptied itself into the lake, and, to my great 
disappointment, impeded my further progress. 
To recompence me, I found growing in this 
torrent a plant, which I recollected having seen 
in Mr. Turner’s collection, under the name of /?/- 
vularia cylindrica of Wahienberg, who gathered 
it in Lapland, but has not, I believe, yet pub¬ 
lished it: it grew here seven or eight inches long, 
and was attached by a small expanded disk to 
the rocks at the bottom-of the stream. Although 
now not more than half a mile from this little 
red hill, I was compelled to turn back, and, 
after getting round the west side of the lake, I 
hastened to my home, which I reached at twelve 
o'clock. 
Sunday, This morning, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Savig- 
July 2 ’ niac, and myself, went in a boat to the 
Lax Elbe, or Salmon River, a small stream that 
falls into Reikevig Bay, about six miles east of 
the town, thus called, on account of the quantity 
of that fish that frequent it. Mr. Phelps’ object 
was to look at a water-mill, which, he under¬ 
stood, had been erected near the mouth of it; 
but of which we found little more than the 
