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dinner I ascended the chasm somewhat farther.  A short distance
beyond our camp it became much narrower and the rocky ledges
would rise in many palces almost perpendicularly from the water.
I collected a few mosses, here & there, and then descended again
to the camp.  We had brought 3 ears of corn with us, these were
now put into the fire and roasted, but we did not find
them very fine.  It was nearly 4 o'clock when we started for 
the station and reached it shortly before the hour.  After
a little wait the train came along.  It was about 6:30 P.M.
when I got home.

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September 13, 1902.  A trip alone.  Hearing that the locality
around the headwaters of the Magothy was a good collecting
ground I decided to take a trip in that direction; and as the
entire distance seemed to be no more than about 12 miles
I decided to walk.  I left home a few minutes before 6 o'clock.
It looked then a little cloudy and I thought the wind came from 
the north-east.  I was tempted to take an umbrella or at
least the cape of my mackintosh but left without either.
It was a little after 6 when I boarded a Curtis Bay car
and had we not been delayed <s>we</s> I would have reached my
        