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about half a mile further with him, Mr, Douglas then dismissed 

 him, after expressing an anxious wish to reach Hilo by evening, 

 thinking that he could find out the way himself. 



" Just before Edward left him, he warned him particularly of 

 three bullock traps, about two miles and a half ahead ; two of them 

 directly on the road, the other on one side. 



" Edward then parted with Mr. Douglas, and went back to skin 

 some bullocks which he had previously killed. About 11 o'clock, 

 two natives came in pursuit of him, and said that the European was 

 dead, and that they had found him in the pit in which the bullock 

 was. They mentioned that as they were coming up to this pit, one 

 of them observing some of the clothing on the side, exclaimed lole, 

 but in a moment afterwards discovered Mr. Douglas within the 

 cave, trampled under the feet of the bullock. They went back im- 

 mediately for Edward, who left his work, ran to the house for a mus- 

 ket and ball, and hide, and on coming up to the pit found the bul- 

 lock standing upon Mr. Douglas's body. Mr. Douglas was lying 

 upon his right side. He shot the animal, and after drawing bim to 

 the other end of the pit, succeeded in getting out the body. His 

 cane was with him, but the bundle and dog were not. Edward, 

 knowing that he had a bundle, asked for it. After a few moment's 

 search, the dog was heard to bark, at a short distance ahead, on the 

 road leading to Hilo. On coming up to the place, he found the dog 

 and the bundle. On further examination, it appeared that Mr. 

 Douglas had stopped for a moment and looked at the empty pit, and 

 also at the one in which the cow had been taken ; that after passing 

 on up the hill some fifteen fathoms, he laid down his bundle, and 

 went back to the pit in which the bullock was entrapped, and which 

 lay on the side of the pond opposite to that along which the road 

 runs, and that whilst looking in, by making a misstep, or by some 

 other fatal means, he fell into the power of the infuriated animal, 

 who speedily executed the work of death." 



