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WILD DUCK SHOOTING, 
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were unknown ; not even pumpkins were grown by 
the Latookas. 
Fortunately there was an abundance of small game 
in the shape of wild ducks, pigeons, doves; and a great 
variety of birds such as herons, cranes, spoonbills, &c. 
Travellers should always take as large a supply of 
shot as possible. I had four hundred weight, and 
prodigious quantities of powder and caps, thus I could 
drake’s head. 
at all times kill sufficient game for ourselves and 
people. There were a series of small marshy pools 
scattered over the country near the stream that ran 
through the valley; these were the resort of numerous 
ducks, which afforded excellent sport. 
The town of Tarrangolle is situated at the foot 
of the mountain, about a mile from the stream, which 
is about eighty yards wide, but shallow. In the 
dry weather, water is obtained by wells dug in the 
sandy bed, but during the rains it is a simple torrent 
not exceeding three feet in depth. The bed being 
sandy, the numerous banks, left dry by the fluctuations 
of the stream, are most inviting spots for ducks; and 
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