While working north, he received an invitation to visit Lake Trasmene, celebrated in Roman history.

All the villages about the lake joined in a demonstration that was to take place at Pastgnano.

Boyton's program was to cross from the old town of Castiglioni de Lago to the former place.

The mountaineers living near the lake came out in queer boats loaded to the water's edge, in which they followed him across.

He observed the wind rising and knowing that the heavily laden boats would not live in any kind of rough weather, he warned them and begged them to go ashore; but very few heeded him.