
          1028.

* Most likely [illegible] caput-medusae.
It weighed 14 oz.

was inspected, but it was little better.  We now turned our attention
to a near-by dead tree trunk, still standing erect.  This old
dead trunk has been standing there a great many years no doubt.  Its top
has disapppeared.  Several years ago we attempted to tear down this 
old trunk and burn it, but did not succeed.  To-day we again attempted
to push off its top, a piece about 6 ft. long.  We had just broken
down a dead tree, the wood of which was well seasoned and in good
condition. It was broken in several pieces.  The basal portion was quite
a stout piece of timber.  This we used as a battering ram.  Several
times we brought it down heavily against the dead tree-trunk and
at last we succeeded in toppling it over.  This was good and solid.
We were glad that we had secured such a fine Yule log.  On the portion
left standing grew a beautiful [illegible].  It was white, about
6 inches in diameter transversely, somewhat longer longitudinally, contracted somewhat
into a stalk behind, by means of which it was attached to the tree.
The teeth above were rather short, but on the sides & below they were
quite long [sketch of teeth].  When I broke it from the trunk I noticed a red color
in the fractured stalk.  While Mr. W. carried up some wood, I rolled
up the Yule log.  At four o'clock, I started for the station to wait
K. &. B.  It was 10 minutes past five when they came and I had been
        