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both humeri, with the radii and ulnaj ; one fe= 

 Riur ; a tibia of one leg, and a fibula of the 

 other ; some large fragments of the head ; many 

 of the fore and hind feet bones ; the pelvis some- 

 what broken ; and a large fragment, five feet 

 long, of the left tusk, about mid way. He there- 

 fore was in want of some of the back and tail 

 bones, some of the ribs, the under jaw, one 

 whole tusk and part of the other, the breast- 

 bone, one thigh, and a tibia and fibula, and 

 many of die ieet bones. But as the farmer's 

 fields were then in grain, the enterprize of 

 searching for the remainder was postponed for 

 a short time. Two or three weeks were spent 

 in mending such bones as were broken, and 

 arranging the whole ; but the deficiencies w^ere 

 such, that very few of them could be put to-- 

 gether. 



Not willing to lose the advantage of the dry 

 season, when the springs in the morass of course 

 were low, we proceeded on the arduous enter- 

 prize. In New York every article was provided 

 which might be necessary in surmounting ex- 

 pected difficulties ; such as a pump, ropes, pul- 

 lies, augers, &c,; boards and plank were prOp 

 vided in the neighbourhood, and timber was iu 

 sufficient plenty on the spot. 



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