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April proving very hot, the fnow beginning to foften r 
and indeed a great deal of it melted, this unfortunate 
man was again encouraged to ufe his bett endeavour 
to recover the effedls he had in the houfe, and to bury 
the remains of his family. He therefore made new 
openings in the fnow, and threw earth into them, 
which helps to melt the fnow and ice. On the 24th ' 
of April the fnow was greatly diminifhed, and he 
conceived better hopes of finding out his houfe, by 
breaking the ice (which was fix Englifh feet thick) 
with iron bars, and obferving the fnow to be fofter 
underneath the ice, he thruft down a long pole, and 
thought it touched the ground j but the evening 
coming on he proceeded no farther. 
His wife’s brother, who lived at Demonte, dreamed 
the fame night, that his fitter was ttill alive, and 
begged him to help her. Affedfed by this dream, 
he rofe early in the morning, and went to Berge- 
moletto, where he told his dream to Jofeph and his 
neighbours ; and, after retting himfelf a little, went 
with them to work upon the fnow, where they 
made another opening, which led them to the houfe 
they fearched for ; but finding no dead bodies in its 
ruins, they fought for the ftable, which was about 
240 Englifh feet dittant, and having found it, they 
heard a cry of “ Help, my dear brother.” Being 
greatly furprized as well as encouraged by thefe 
words, they laboured with all diligence till they had 
made a large opening, through which the brother 
who had the dream immediately went down, where 
the fitter with an agonizing and feeble voice told 
him, “ I have always trutted in God and you, that 
“ you would, not forfake me.” The other brother. 
