158 Fislmig in North Catolina. 



afterwards, and that there was no doubt this 

 was one of his turtles on his way back to Georgia 

 by the water route. On this relation I would 

 have surrendered my find but for the verified 

 statement of a common friend, who assured us 

 that it was a great mistake to suppose that this 

 turtle was rare in N'orth Carolina. He asserted 

 the fact, without fear of contradiction, that the 

 leather-back turtle was so numerous in the Ca- 

 tawba, above where the Charlotte Observer is 

 published, that there was a big industry during 

 the Civil War catching them and shipping the 

 shells to Richmond, Va., to be used in half- 

 soling Lee's army. He said horse leather was 

 scarce then. 



Our terrapin are numerous and large, but 

 they have no diamonds on their backs and no 

 meat in their shells; the only flesh that can be 

 got is from the legs — the interior of the hull 

 being as void as a brickyard -n-ithout clay. 



