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[The following note is found on the back fly-leaf of Codex
R, in Lewis's hand.]

Sep. 20th.

on the lard. shore at the commencement of the big bend observed a
clift of black porus rock which resembled Lava tho' on a closer examination
I believe it to be calcarious and an imperfect species of the
French burr preserved a specemine, it is a brownish white, or black
or yellowish brown.