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she fell over dead. She measured nine feet six inches from nose 

 to tail extremity, and upon being cut open, they found the half 

 of a lencotis, which had been simply divided by her teeth into 



cwo-pound lumps. These were greedily seized by the natives 

 and divided between them as a particularly dainty dish. 



A PEACEFUL GOVERNMENT. 



THESE hunts had a very beneficial influence, for they served to 

 establish confidence in Baker on the part of the natives. The 



