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    It has rained to some extent almost every day since our arrival at this Camp. At first the showers were at night. This made the paths and bushes wet and, as we had a walk of two and a half miles to the mound and as the greater part of the way was through the forest, we had wet feet to keep us company. Saturday it came down in torrents. We worked in [[strikethrough]]th [[/strikethrough]] the rain until eleven and then started for camp. You can imagine our condition after a walk of two miles, a short cut that we can now take as the Indians have put a pole bridge across a large stream. The adobe was so sticky and slippery that we could hardly walk and it poured until we reached our bamboo hut. It continued all day and far into the night. Sunday it rained the greater part of the time. Monday morning we started for the mound in a heavy shower and worked in the rain all day, making the eight mile walk through the wet woods and working with wet clothes. This morning we started out again in a heavy shower. It rained so hard that we had to spend half an hour under a tree in the forest and when we did reach the mound we were soaked to the waist. We worked in the rain all the morning then went to camp and had lunch and whiskey. I never imagined that a man could put away so much liquor without feeling it. We had no dry clothes to put on so went back this afternoon with the wet ones on. During the afternoon Mr. Cobbs thought that he was in for another attack of fever but he has dosed with whiskey and quinine and now feels better. I am writing this when I should be in beg getting warm but a man goes out in the morning and I want to send this with him. As soon as I finish I will take a good strong drink with several grains of quinine and then turn in and let the heat do