Excerpt:
May 28, 1861
We travelled to day over a vary heavy road of sand. We found by the way
side a new species of reptile a kind of sand Hill Alegater or Crockadile
the body was about 15 inches in length the tail 6 inches, built like the
Lizzard family but covered with scales & a tough skin the scales were
of Dimond shape & of a Bright yellow colorur about 8 inches in Circumfer[ence]
a head the shape of a rattle snake & similar fangs he got over the ground
vary slow, walking on 4 ...
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May 28, 1861 May 29, 1861 May 30, 1861