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primarily the cause of nine-tenths of the 
flinches made by those whom he was train¬ 
ing, and approximately nine-tenths of those 
he was coaching flinched for just the rea¬ 
son mentioned. 
THE “SLOUGHS OF 
DESPOND” 
(continued from page 212 ) 
brought them to a point almost directly 
opposite where they had started from, on 
Hardey’s Trail. Their trend had been 
northwest, three days previous. 
“We are just about six miles from our 
last camp on the second property,” said 
Mr. King, that evening, as they sat about 
the camp fire, “I do not regret having made 
this detour. It has provided us with in¬ 
valuable information. To-morrow, we will 
take a look in at the entrance to Lossman’s 
River—and then back as fast as we can 
go.” 
“Is Lossman’s near?” ejaculated Catlow, 
“I somehow had an idea that there was no 
break in the Coastal Hammock for a thou¬ 
sand miles.” 
“We are camping tonight at the en¬ 
trance,” answered Mr. King, “it’s a rather 
nasty piece of water to negotiate, I have 
heard. In dry weather there are impossi¬ 
ble portages.” 
Daylight brought many pictures of sur¬ 
passing beauty. They had camped near a 
curlew feeding ground. With much flutter¬ 
ing and chattering, they were gathered at 
a muddy pocket, and crawfish proved the 
attraction. Flocks of wood ibis, sand hill 
cranes and herons, paid small attention to 
the members of the expedition. 
To the eastward, the saw-tooth ham¬ 
mocks were discovered; viciously danger¬ 
ous to man and boat alike. In the shade of 
the low cypress trees, the sloughs gave 
forth a most disagreeable odor, for the 
majority of the large fish had been killed 
off by lack of free water. They were truly 
‘The Sloughs of Despond” as King Jr. 
ermed them in a moment of distrust and 
lisgust. And those same sloughs were 
shortly to play a highly important part in 
he lives of the party. 
Through their glasses, they sighted a 
ery large pine island, it lay to the east- 
yard, in the rocky area of hammocks and 
aw grass, and was covered with stunted 
rees that raised a welcome crest of green 
gainst the sky. It was at least four miles 
.ide and six miles long. It was some five 
files in the direction of what is erroneous- 
J known as “Shark River.” 
Again the dry sloughs and the difficult 
ortages made an investigation of the en- 
•ance to Lossman’s River, through the 
oastal Hammock, a dangerous and a very 
nsatisfactory piece of scientific work. For 
ne thing, they managed to get on the 
rong side of the ridge, and were corn- 
filed to turn back and try the other side, 
here the water was a little better. 
‘It looks worse and worse in here,” ob- 
rved Catlow, as the pole stuck deep into 
T muc b and obstinate muck land, covered 
ith wild foliage, confronted the skiff. 
“The dry season,” said King Sr. laconic- 
•ly, sizing up the situation. 
We can’t make it any further,” was 
mg Jr.’s comment, after a thorough in- 
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