We camped on an island, after making nineteen and three quarters miles.
"In the course of the day we saw many geese, cranes, small birds common to the plains, and a few pheasants.

We also observed a small plover or curlew of a brown color, about the size of a yellow-legged plover or jack-curlew, but of a different species.

It first appeared near the mouth of Smith's River, but is so shy and vigilant that we were unable to shoot it.

Both the broad and narrow-leaved willow continue, though the sweet willow has become very scarce.

The rosebush, small honeysuckle, pulpy-leaved thorn, southernwood, sage, box-elder, narrow-leaved cottonwood, redwood, and a species of sumach, are all abundant.