The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . d William Preston, we Avent down the lake eight miles,and landed at a carry —asthe portages are called—onits eastern shore, within halfa mile of Hendrick Spring(so named in honour of Hen-drick Hudson), the most re-mote source of the extremewestern branch of our nobleriver. To reach water navig-able witli our boats, we werecompelled to walk throughforest and swamp about twomiles. That was our firstreally fatiguing journey onfoot, for to facilitate the pas-sage, we each carried as much luggage as possible. We found Hendrick Spring in the edge of a swa
The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . d William Preston, we Avent down the lake eight miles,and landed at a carry —asthe portages are called—onits eastern shore, within halfa mile of Hendrick Spring(so named in honour of Hen-drick Hudson), the most re-mote source of the extremewestern branch of our nobleriver. To reach water navig-able witli our boats, we werecompelled to walk throughforest and swamp about twomiles. That was our firstreally fatiguing journey onfoot, for to facilitate the pas-sage, we each carried as much luggage as possible. We found Hendrick Spring in the edge of a swamp—cold, shallow,about five feet in diameter, shaded by trees, shrubbery, and vines, andfringed with the delicate brake and fern. Its waters, rising within halfa mile of Long Lake, and upon the same summit level, flow southward tothe Atlantic more than three hundred miles; while those of the latterflow to the St. Lawrence, and reach the same Atlantic a thousand milesaway to the far north-east. A few years ago. Professor G. W. Benedict. HEI<DEICK SPEINCt. THE HUDSON. 15 (who was connected with the State Geological Survey) attempted to unitethese waters hy a canal, for lumhering purposes, hut the enterprise wasahandoned. We followed the ditch that he had cut through the swampnearly half a mile, among tall rospherry bushes, laden with deliciousfruit, and for another half mile we made our way over the most difficultground imaginable. Dead trees were lying in every direction, somecharred, others pi;onc with black ragged roots, and all entangled inshrubherv and vines. Through this labyrinth our guides carried their
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