GOLD MINE OF CAREN. 



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nutes. On coming out, and asking for the bird, 

 I was surprised to see that the man was not half- 

 way to him; and although he descended and 

 ascended very actively, his return was equally long. 

 The fact was, that the bird had reached the 

 ground a great distance from us ; but this distance 

 was so small in proportion to the stupendous ob- 

 jects around us, that, accustomed to their dimen- 

 sions, we were unable to appreciate it. 



