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not be done.  We, therefore, pulled the boat out of the water intending to
put it in again on the other side of the bridge.  Looking up the stream
though I saw another obstruction; I thought it therefore, best that we inquire
first if we could get into the pond.  In the meantime we saw that a storm
was approaching.  So while I was investigating, Mr. W. fixed up the boat nicely
so that in case it rained we might get underneath it.  It very soon began
to rain and our temporary home was all that could be desired, we didn't get
wet a bit.  After the rain, we went down to a little shanty on the shore,
occupied by 2 negroes.  One was just shaving.  They told us that we could get
into the creek.  So one was asked to come help us get the boat in.  With 
his assistance we got the boat pas<s>sed</s>t the second obstruction, a fish trap,
and before long we were up the narrow outlet and into the broad
creek.  At the mouth of the creek and lining both sides of the narrow
outlet were cat tails.  Here I noticed some little brown birds; they were
smaller than the English sparrow.   The little songster would fly up into the 
air singing [10 to 15 ft.]  As soon as we were past the cat tails we were among the
water-lilies.  These were much larger than those found a [at] Marley and at
Saw Mill Pond.  The expanded flowers were more than 5 in. across.
Beyond the lillies was the clear water.  Utricularia vulgaris was found
frequently and also Water Milfoil.  On the shore and overhanging the
        