
          764.

one o'clock so we landed at our usual camp grounds,
built a fire, cooked coffee and ate our dinner.  To-day
we cooked our coffee by suspending the pot (kettle) from
a stick laid across two upright sticks which has been
driven into the ground thus [sketch of sticks suspending kettle]. After dinner we
again got into the boat and after getting a few water lilies,
we return to R's.  Mr. W. and Mr. T. now crossed the
stream to return the oars.  While they did this I collected
a few plants close to shore.  Cyperus strigosus, & Eryngium
Virginianum. Just as Mr. W. and Mr. T. were entering the boat to return,
two young fellows, who had come from up the stream
fired at a bird, first one then  the other, the bird luckily
escaped, but old H. who had heard the shots was
furious, seizing his gun he rushed out of his house.  "What
are you shooting for," "Stop." "Come here, I want to see you"
were called out with but short pauses.  Seeing that they
were not answering quick enough, he raised his gun 
and fired.  This brought them to a stand still and they
came ashore.  What followed then I could not well make
out, but everything was settled satisfactory and the young
        