One small apartment was for ourselves, when we chose to visit our colony.

On the upper story was a sort of hayloft for the fodder.

We projected plastering the walls with clay; but these finishing touches we deferred to a future time, contented that we had provided a shelter for our cattle and fowls.

To accustom them to come to this shelter of themselves, we took care to fill their racks with the food they liked best, mingled with salt; and this we proposed to renew at intervals, till the habit of coming to their houses was fixed.

We all laboured ardently, but the work proceeded slowly, from our inexperience; and the provisions we had brought were nearly exhausted.