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Some twenty dogs sat out at the entrance of their 

 holes, for at that time of year, on account of the 

 mosquitoes, they bury themselves as much as they 



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can under ground, and dig burrows for that purpose. 

 Along the banks rows of larger excavations, about ten 

 feet in circumference and five feet deep, enn)ty at 

 present, were used for laying in stores of fish tor the 

 dogs in winter. During the fishing season, and later, 



