. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. THE FINISH. THE STAET. The log began todrift rapidly, andsoon, the currentbecoming more tur-bulent, was rolledover, and the Croco-dile found itself inthe water. Littlerecking what lay infront he drifted laailyon, now beneath thewater, now comingto the surface. Soonthe waters grewchoppy, and kept himunder most of thetime, carrying himon to the Americanside of the falls. Intwelve minutes from swept over the mighty cataract. For - - an hour and a half vG. no one saw any signsof him. AVhat happened during thisperiod, or how far
. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. THE FINISH. THE STAET. The log began todrift rapidly, andsoon, the currentbecoming more tur-bulent, was rolledover, and the Croco-dile found itself inthe water. Littlerecking what lay infront he drifted laailyon, now beneath thewater, now comingto the surface. Soonthe waters grewchoppy, and kept himunder most of thetime, carrying himon to the Americanside of the falls. Intwelve minutes from swept over the mighty cataract. For - - an hour and a half vG. no one saw any signsof him. AVhat happened during thisperiod, or how far he was plunged into thegreat abyss beneath, who shall say ? Meanwhile a dozen men were hurryingto the river beneath the falls and placedthemselves on both sides where they wouldsee him when he swam into smooth water,if ever he should. After a weary wait ofnearly 90 ininutes one man saw somethinganimate far up the river. Five minuteslater- it was positively identified as theCrocodile, who, making for the bank witha few powerful strokes of the tail, wassafely dragged
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