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of dark blue birds, being somewhat lighter underneath,
they were about the size of our English sparrow.  We next stopped
a few moments at the patch of Aplectrum, not far from
it we found another but smaller patch.  Mr. W. had with him
some pieces of red goods, we marked the locality with a piece 
of it.  We now continued our trip in the direction of the
spring.  On the hillside we found quite a lot of suitable
rock, which we rolled down the hillside, to be used on some
future trip to fix up the spring.  Our spring was almost entirely
free of leaves; the water was gushing out faster than we
have ever seen it.  From the spring we went down to the brook
which to-day was quite a mighty stream, almost impossible to cross
we followed it a little distance then pitched our camp at the
rocks opposite Camp Cozy.  Here a fire was built in a little alcove
in the rocks near it and well protected by a large protruding
rock was a suitable seat for one, and on the other side
of the fire a fallen tree provided another.  Here we prepared our
coffee and ate our dinner.  While eating we heard the howling
of dogs, which later passed us somewhat to the east of us.
More than a dozen dogs were in the pack, no men were seen.
        