
          965.

brownish substance containing the spores.  Here, too, we found Clitoria
Mariana, and close by a new find Rhynchosia erecta, a leguminous plant
with yellow flowers.  We now decided to visit a deserted home overlooking the
Severn.  We, therefore started for the county road, but seeing a nice path
going [running] almost parallel with the road we decided to follow it.  It took
us to the river close to the mouth of Yantse's.  The view here of the 
river is a fine one.  Towards the left is Cedar Bar projecting far
out into the river and towards the right is a high promontory overlooking
the river, before us a small inlet almost land enclosed by a 
small peninsula projecting from the face of the pomontory, the river
being in full view beyond.  We turned toward the left, not far off
was a large sand bank, its exposed surface shining in the sun; beyond
it we could see Yantse's.  We walked up to the inlet and then returned
deciding to cross the little stream and see the promontory.

A rude fence extended across the shallow water and we thought we
could cross by walking [stepping] along its lower bar.  Mr. W. went first, when almost
over he found that there was no way of reaching the shore.  I had gotten
about half way when the wire fastener at one end of my vacculum
suddenly came off and it fell into the water.  I tried to reach it
with the legs of the tripod which were bundled together, but
        