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which are fituate to the North-Eaft of Makofskoi, 
not far from thence , the Mammut’s Tongues and Legs 
are found ; as they are alfo particularly on the 
Shores of the Rivers Jenize, Trugan, Mongamfea, 
Lena, and near Jakutskoi, to as far as the frozen 
Sea. In the Spring, when the Ice of this River 
breaks , it is driven in fuch vafl Quantities , and 
with fuch Force by the high fwollen Waters , that 
it frequently carries very high Banks before it, 
and breaks off the Tops of Hills , which falling 
down , difcover thefe Animals whole , or their Teeth 
only almoft frozen to the Earth , which thaw by 
\ Degrees . 1 had a Berfon with me to China, who 
annually went out in Search of thefe Bones : He 
told me, as a certain Truth, That he and his Com - 
panions found a Head of one of thefe Animals , which 
was difcovered by the Fall of fuch a frozen Biece 
of Earth. As foon as he opened it, he found the 
greatefl Bart of the Flefh rotten, but it was not 
without difficulty, that they broke out his Teeth, 
which were placed before his Mouth, as thofe of 
the Elephant are ; they alfo took fome Bones out 
of his Head, and afterwards came to his fore Foot, 
which they cut off, and carried Bart of it to the 
City of Trugan, the Circumference of it being as 
large as that of the wafte of an ordinary Man. 
The Bones of the Head appeared fomewhat red, 
as though they were tinllured with Blood. Con- 
cerning this Animal there are very different Re- 
ports. The Heathens of Jakuti,Tu ngufi, and Oftiacki, 
fay. That they continually, or at leaf by reafon 
of the very hard Frofts, moftly live under Ground, 
where they go backwards and forwards ; to con- 
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