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THE JANGADA.
THE HALF-MILE square of forest was cleared.

With the carpenters remained the task of arranging in the form of a raft the many venerable trees which were lying on the strand.
And an easy task it was.

Under the direction of Joam Garral the Indians displayed their incomparable ingenuity.

In everything connected with house-building or ship-building these natives are, it must be admitted, astonishing workmen.