6 Mr. BruceV curious Fa£l concerning the common Mole. 



aftonifhing infl:in£l from the neareft point of land (the caftte hill) 

 to take poffeffion of this defert ifland. It was at this time for about 

 the fpace of two years quite free from any fubterraneous inhabitant ; 

 but the mole has for more than a year paft made its appearance again, 

 and its operations I was witnefs to. 



In the hiftory of this animal I do not at prefent recoUeft any fadl 

 fo ftriking; efpecially when we confider the great depth of the 

 water, both in fummer and winter — from fix to ten, fifteen, and 

 fome places as deep as thirty or forty feet, all round the ifland. 



EJinburghj 

 Jpril 26, 1793. 



III. Ji Hi/lory 



