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the four horses were swum across, by a halter round the 

 neck ; after which the higgage was transported to the 

 opposite bank in a small boat. Last of all came the waggon, 

 with the travellers therein. It was thought that the upper 

 portion of the waggon might be towed across, swimming 

 on the surface of the water, by fastening an empty water- 

 tight cask between the wheels ; the cask, however, proved 

 unequal to the weight. As the waggon left the shore it 

 sank deeper and deeper in the water, till about mid-current 

 it fairly capsized, hardly a spoke of the left wheel reaching 

 the opposite bank. 



Amidst our perplexities, a violent shower of rain came 

 on, making the waggon leak in every corner, just as we 

 succeeded, after great trouble, in getting it to land, and 

 were busy repairing it. Fortunately, every requisite precau- 

 tion had been taken to remedy any such disaster occurring 

 at this dangerous spot ; so that the whole affair, though 

 sufficiently uncomfortable at the time, left only the recol- 

 lection of a pleasant adventure. 



At last, towards noon, we reached the hot springs of 



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