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Tuesday July 15. This morning I got a letter from Pazzi and the No
of the Western Tiller which contains my description of this canal.⁹⁹
In the afternoon I done a little work [p. 87] on the canal; the rest of
the time was spent in copying this journal into the form of a book.

July 16. In the forenoon I done a little work on the canal, in the after-
noon I went up the canal and continued on to Louisville. I also went
up Bare grass creek about 1 1/2 or 2 miles but found nothing very inter-
esting.

July 17. I spent most of the time today at work on the canal. In the
afternoon I received a letter from Darius giving an account of his jour-
ney to [p. 88] Circleville, describing ancient works, geology of the nei-
bouring high lands, &c. &c. very poorly written many mistakes.¹⁰⁰

Friday July 18. In the morning I was employed most of the time in
the office copying The Engineer's reports Estimates &c. Afternoon I
went to Louisville to render them to the board of Directors. Saw in the
market some very fine water melons, price 62 1/2 cents, bought some
drawing paper. Mr. Geo Scogel¹⁰¹ arrived today, he has been lately at
Lockport, on the Welland Canal and at the Niagara Falls. He in-
forms me [p. 89] that Mr. Barret⁵⁸ is sick and not able to attend to
the work on the Welland canal of which he is the Principal Engineer.

July 19th 1828. There being not much to do on the canal today I re-
solved to dray [draw] a plan of the Locks on the canal at this place.
In the afternoon I went over the river with Mr. Tailor. We found but
few specimens but visited a chalybeate spring situated in the bank of the
river above Clarksville.

July 20. Sunday. I went up to Louisville this morning with Mr. Henry
& Taylor for the purpose [p. 90] of going to Church but owing to
circumstances which occurred there I did not hear the sermon. I stayed
at hone the rest of the Day. Mr. Smyth⁸³ arrived from Indianapolis
last evening. Not much done about the Maume & Wabash canal.

Monday June [July} 21, 1828. We done a little work on the canal
this morning but was obliged to put in rather in a hurry on account of
a very heavy fall of rain which was making its way towards us. After-
noon the rain having ceased falling I went to Louisville on some busi-
ness of the [p. 91] canal. I had the 50 wheel barrow wheels put up in
barrels and sent off on board the steamboat Gen. Marrion & returned
home toward night, received the 2d No of vol 14 of Silliman's Journal.

Tuesday July 22 1828. This morning I helped to do a little work on
the canal after which I was writing for Mr. Henry until noon. After
which we commenced a survey of the bank of the river from Portland
to Louisville.