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of the cutting down of some wood we had passed the 
Observatory, but we soon noticed our blunder.  We were
now returning, <s>to</s> when looking up, I noticed what seemed
to be a female figure leaving the Observatory.  I called
Mr. W's attention to it but it had disappeared. The
figure was gowned in what appeared to be a cream-colored
dress. No trace of anything living, however, was found.
Leaving the Observatory we went to the spring in the
ravine where we took dinner.  Going down the path, Clitoria
Mariana was found in flower. At the spring we noticed
a tree which we were not able to place, I took a branch 
home, but have failed to determine <s>the</s> its name.
After dinner we went to the Cascades.  Across the 
river from O. G. we found <s>Lupulus Humulus</s> Humulus Japonicus growing in
profusion and close to Mr B.'s grew Lophanthus nepetoides.
Reaching our spring we noticed its bottom and sides were covered
with a brownish deposit.  The water was flowing very rapidly
after examining everything carefully we concluded the deposit
came from the rock, which was overgrown with lichens, for
when throwing water upon the rock, similar brown dust
was washed down.  We think it was probably washed down
        