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As the truffles of the Tufjan area as a rule
will surround this engl. Should be a marine deposit.
[illegible]
The thickness of certain may hinder. [illegible] is supposed
to be a stray marine deposit.
I am not sure that we saw any granite pebbles,
and if such are present the pieces are small and do
not attract attention.
Where this mass of volcanic truffles came from is a
problem not easily to be answered. One looks first for the
present dry land of N.B.
See the finds only the Tufjan, and the sample
of Tufjan engl.