The 9th of October 1795 herborised on the bank of the Mississipi: _Platanus Liquidamber Bonducs_, pekan Nut-trees, hiccory Nut-trees, called by the French Noyers durs; prickly Nuts (by the French Noyer amer) round Nuts. White Oak, _Quercus alba_, _Quercus rubra ramosissima_, _Quercus cerroides_ (by the French chêne frisé and by the Americans overcup White Oak), _Quercus prinus_, _Quercus integrifolia_[140] or _Quercus foliis junioribus omnibus et adultis semper integerrimis margine undulatis apice setaceis_. This species of oak abounds in the Illinois Country. It loses its leaves later than the other species of Oak. The French inhabitants call it Chêne à lattes. In Lower Carolina it is rather rare but keeps its leaves until the month of February or March. It seems to resemble the green Oak from which it differs in the shape of its acorns. _Nyssa montana_ rather rare; _Gleditsia triacanthos_; _Robinia pseudoacacia_ (by the French fevier). The _Gleditsia triacanthos_ is called fevier épineux and the _Guilandina dioica_ Gros fevier and the seeds _Gourganes_. Note. On the Illinois river is a species or variety of _Guilandina dioica_ whose seeds are twice as big as those on the Banks of the Mississipi, Cumberland etc. _Liana Rajanioides_; _Anonymos_[141] _ligustroides_; _Vitis_[142] _monosperma_, this species is found along the Rivers and not in the interior of the forest; I saw it on the Kaskaskia River, on the Mississipi in the vicinity of fort Massac, on the Tenasse river, but it completely covers the banks of the Cumberland river from its mouth to a distance of 45 Miles. Sunday 11th of October 1795 started with a Guide to ascend the Cumberland (Shavanon) river[143] in a Canoe. The rain compelled us to return. Tuesday the 13th hired two men at a dollar a day each to ascend the Rivers of the Territory of the Cheroquis Savages. Started from fort Cheroquis or Fort Massac. The distance is six Miles to reach the mouth of the Tenassee River called by the French of Illinois Cheroquis River.[144] This river is very great and very wide. After ascending it about six miles we saw the tracks of a Bear on the bank. We stopped and entered the wood when we came upon a she Bear with cubs. The dog pursued the Mother, the cubs climbed a tree; I killed one and the guides killed the two others. We passed the night at that place. The 14th very heavy Fog; we made only 5 Miles. Rain began to fall about noon. The 16th paddled or rowed about ten Miles owing to a heavy Wind that began by a storm the previous evening and continued a part of the day. We camped opposite an Island or Chain of Rocks running nearly across the River. Nevertheless there is a channel on the south Bank that is fairly deep and sufficient for the passage of large boats.