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strongly, The rock formation
is Luma + the quarry has a
white deposit I suppose about
it with some Melphun on the
surface. This apparently a
Quin [illegible] spring with some
Liquor Melphun infused.
Several stone both homes far as
for 5+ them of have been erected
nearby + water led them then
Only 2 chimneys was falling
but in the center great number
come here pass prints there
come thatch home look pro+
named up one of the walkers
at night. We ascended the
steep hill to the plateau
where alders farms + thurkes
give cover to birds + animals.
Here we met the boy with
the 4 pointers + our guns,
with the dogs we strucked
about them the ferns one.
The first bird meet was a
painted quail which the dog
pointed well but I missed the
shot. Later a ? pheasant
was flushingly trailing the dogs
but some shots and pheasants
are shut in the breeding season.