Nov. 2. Ran three miles of the line
We were on yesterday. It is Lsd e
nough, land Jaw and wet. not worth
surveying, one mite throgh r. windfall
pines extending northwest and
southeast ns far as the eye can reach,
utterly’ impassible for horses. Most
of the men were busy in cutting a
pass for ine ponies, until four o’clock;
when we came to the south fi>rk o!
Black River, which we crossed by
laving long logs acros*, at a point
where two rocks project nearly across
and encamped. Foster and II: C'
started at 8 this morning for the de
pot to get a recruit of provisions.—
They have a wild track in following
the ravines to the depot. In eight
days we shall expect them in camp
again.
Nov. 3. Surveyed three miles; two
miles of it was over a pine windfall,
covering from two to taree thousand
acres. There can he no worse sur
veying in the world. For two miles
we walked literally upon old logs,
! piled one upon another, in some places
| twelve feet from the ground. We
| clambered along, packing tent and
provisions on our backs, leaving the
|ponies with Mr. Grover, at the town
‘corner in tiie edge of the windfall.
Nov. We finished the town line,
three miles, hut clambered through
windfall and swamps to the lost post,
and then found our vyay back and eu
!camped among the logs.
| Nov. 5. Made our way hack to
wards Grover’s camp, and at dark,
reached it, cross, biliou* and with a
general wish that V ncle Sam would
come an 1 survey his own lands.
