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water within ten miles of the place where it was found, but there 

 is a prickly bush with water in its roots growing on the sand hills. 

 The animal seems to be very scarce, as this is the first that has 

 l)een seen by white men about here, and there was only one old 

 black woman who said she had seen it before. She called it by a 

 name which sounded like " Aurachamater." I did not notice 

 any pouch. 



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