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           ThemostimportantandmosturgentwastheestablishmentofabridgeovertheMercy,soastoformacommunicationwiththesouthernpartoftheislandandGraniteHouse;thenthemakingofanenclosureforthemusmonsorotherwoollyanimalswhichtheywishedtocapture.

           Thesetwoprojectswouldhelptosolvethedifficultyastotheirclothing,whichwasnowserious.Thebridgewouldrendereasythetransportoftheballooncase,whichwouldfurnishthemwithlinen,andtheinhabitantsoftheenclosurewouldyieldwoolwhichwouldsupplythemwithwinterclothes.

           Astotheenclosure,itwasCyrusHarding’sintentiontoestablishitatthesourcesoftheRedCreek,wheretheruminantswouldfindfreshandabundantpasture.TheroadbetweenProspectHeightsandthesourcesofthestreamwasalreadypartlybeaten,andwithabettercartthanthefirst,thematerialcouldbeeasilyconveyedtothespot,especiallyiftheycouldmanagetocapturesomeanimalstodrawit.

           ButthoughtheremightbenoinconvenienceintheenclosurebeingsofarfromGraniteHouse,itwouldnotbethesamewiththepoultry-yard,towhichNebcalledtheattentionofthecolonists.Itwasindeednecessarythatthebirdsshouldbeclosewithinreachofthecook,andnoplaceappearedmorefavorablefortheestablishmentofthesaidpoultry-yardthanthatportionofthebanksofthelakewhichwasclosetotheoldopening.

           Water-birdswouldprosperthereaswellasothers,andthecoupleoftinamoustakenintheirlastexcursionwouldbethefirsttobedomesticated.

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