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CHAPTEE XVIII. 
Beautiful Tsu-Sima — Mussel Cove and Oyster Sound — The Adela Moth 
PauloAvnia Impcrialis— Fossil Trees— Capture of aDamaster— Gigan- 
tic Oysters — Island of Sado — Shooting Party — Taxus Fruit Diard s 
Pheasant— Nisi Bama— Singular Spectacle— Sciuid Fisliing— Squid 
Village — An Odd Fish. 
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Continuing our explorations, we next proceeded 
to Tsii-Sima, whicli is cut up into deep sounds and 
bays vutli a rocky bottom, and in these again are 
numerous snug little coves and sheltered basins. 
Two of these are set down in our chart as Mussel 
Cove and Oyster Sound, names given by us on 
account of the shell-fish they so liberally supply. 
A boat-load of mussels gave every man in the 
ship about two pounds of mussel-meat, the flesh 
of each mussel averaging four ounces. The oysters, 
however, are more attractive, and we determined to 
make up a party in order to seek out and enjoy 
these delectable “natives” in a free “al fresco” 
style. ■ . ' . , 
