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between his fingers and overboard it went.  He jumbed overboard
at once and soon his two companions joined him, and all
searched diligently.  I remained with them yet half an hour but
the money had not been found.  Cabin Branch is not very wide
at this point,  yet is 15 feet deep at its greatest depth; the
bottom slopes very abruptly, 10 ft. from shore <s>it</s> the water is already
four ft. deep, take another step and one is up to his neck in
water.  Leaving the fisherman I walked over to the cars, which
I took for home.  Reached home about 6 P.M.

[147]
September 1. 1900.  To Catonsville and the ravine.  The day
was a fine one, a nice breeze tempering the temperature
delightfully.  I left home about 9.30 A.M.  Reaching Catonsville
terminus I went over the usual route, collecting here and there
an aster, or a boneset, or a golden-rod.  I am trying to make a 
complete collection of these three classes of plants and am therefore
paying especial attention to them.  I reached the spring about 
noon, so decided to lunch.  How pleasant and cool is the
water!  And with what volume it reaches out from under the
hillside!  Our hot summer with its dry days has had
no appreciable effect upon it.  Two more places were noted
        