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Deluge. And led the Truth of what I have faid above 
be called in Queftion by fuch Perfons as are prone to 
Envy, Calumny and Falfhood, and .detract the contrary 
Virtues in others ; I thought proper to give a Copy of 
the original Certificate of a Perfon who was an Eye- 
witnefs to the digging it up. 
T17Hereas Mr. Meffierfchmidt intreated me to let 
” him know where the Head of the Mammoth 
with its Teeth and other Parts were found; as I was 
an Eye-witnefs to the digging it up, I thought proper 
to give him this fhort Account thereof in Writing : 
That Head was found by a certain Ruffian Soldier 
Wafile Erlow , on the Eaftern Bank of the River In - 
digirska , not far from the Mouth of the Rivulet Wo - 
lockowoi-rufzei . After it was difcover'd, I, being at 
Leifure, was prefent, and an Eye-witnefs to the dig- 
ging up of this Skeleton or Bones. And further like- 
wife, on the other Bank of the fame River, which 
Bank is named Sztanoijahr , I faw aPiece of Skin pu- 
trified, appearing out of the Side of a Sand-hill, which' 
was pretty large, very thick, and cover'd with long 
Hair, pretty thick fet and brown, fome what refembling 
Goats Hair : Which Skin I could not take for that 
of a Goaty but of the Behemoth 5 in as much as I 
could not appropriate it to any Animal that I knew. 
This I certify by this Latin Teftimonial for the pre- 
fent, and can fafely, and even hold it my Duty to give 
a more circumftantial verbal Account thereof, when- 
ever her Imperial Majeftyfhall be gracioufly pleafed to 
lay her Royal Commands on me. Sign'd, 
Dated at Irkutskoe, 
Feb. 10. 1724. 
Michael Wolochowicz . 
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