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I stopped at the spring, rested, and ate lunch.  The sun
shining into the water showed that it was not so transparent
as we on former occasions had noticed it.  Leaves
had fallen into it and decayed and no doubt caused pollution.
I clean out the spring thoroughly, removing also the little
silt that had settled in the basin.  After the scouring
the water again looked as brilliant as ever.  From the
spring I went to the hut.  Here twining around [over] our eastern wall
I found Galactia pilosa a pretty leguminous vine.  It was
quite an unexpected find.  From the hut I went to the
Observatory and then to Orange Grove, where I cross
the river.  Humulus Japonicus growing on the right bank
of the stream near the bridge is now <s>g</s> coming into flower.
I now followed the River R'd to Relay, walked along the
railroad tracks to Washington R'd, which I intended
to take to the car terminous at Mt. Winans.  Just as I
reached St. Denis Station, a train from Balto. arrived,
and I was surprised to find that it had been filled almost
entirely with passengers for this place.  Could there have been
a picnic or some special meeting arranged to meet here?
        