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From the description which was given of their 

 position, and the appearance of the morass, 

 we began our operations with all the vigour a 

 certainty of success could inspire. Nearly a 

 week was consumed in making a ditch, by 

 which all the water was carried off, except 

 what a hand pump could occasionally empty : 

 the digging, therefore, was less difficult than 

 that at Masten's, though still tedious and un- 

 pleasant ', particularly as the sun, unclouded 

 as it had been for seven weeks, poured its 

 scorching rays on the morass, so circumscribed 

 with trees, that the western breeze afforded no 

 refreshment: yet nothing could exceed the ar- 

 dour of the men, particularly of one, a gigantic 

 and athletic negro, who exulted in the most 

 laborious choice, although he seemed melting 

 with the heat. Almost an entire set of ribs 

 were found, lying pretty much together, and 

 very entire; but as none of the back bones 

 were found near them (a sufficient proof of 

 their having been scattered,) our latitude 

 for search was extended to very uncertain 

 limits : therefore, after working about two 

 weeks, and finding nothing belonging to the 

 head but two rotten tusks (part of one of 



