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Title: The Audubon annual bulletin
Identifier: audubonannualb191623illi (find matches)
Year: 1938 (1930s)
Authors: Illinois Audubon Society
Subjects: Birds; Birds
Publisher: (Chicago, Ill. ) : The Society
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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24 THE AUDUBON BULLETIN
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bluff to bluff and yet the boys did not talk loud for the spirit of the place was over us. We camped out that night in Dark Bend, put up an army tent, popped corn around the camp-fire, discussed robbers, listened to the kingfishers in the bluff across from us, and then reluctantly went to bed. That night Martin tried to climb out of the top of the tent, but I got hold of his foot just in time to keep him from bringing the tent down upon our heads. "Sunday morning we stopped at the little village of Lafetown for water, made the curve in Richland County, shot our second dam, saw many campers along the way, passed the beautiful Tithian Club-House, and ate dinner among the sawmills. "That afternoon we heard a chugging noise which meant we were near the oil-fields. Soon we came to the Ohio Oil Company's wells, and stopped to visit them. One boy had visited the wells near Casey so told us all about the machinery. "That night we climbed a big bluff, found to our great joy a big barn up there, and soon with the farmer's consent were preparing supper and making ready to sleep there for that night. I shall never forgot how that night the sound of the church bells came across the river to us—it was one of the heavenly things on earth. The farmer did not stop his kindness to us with letting us sleep in his barn, but told the boys to go into his garden for June berries and mulberries for breakfast. We bought home-made bread here, which was a great treat to the boys. "At nine that morning we reached the little village of Westport after passing several ferries and some big cliffs. Here the boys visited an old woman's shop, bought me a kettle in which to cook, and tried to get bread, but none was to be had in the village. "We ate at noon near the dredge-ditch leading to Lawrenceville, then went swimming at a big sand-bar over five acres in extent. So much fun

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