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In ancient Egypt children inherited rank from their father only - i.e
a nobleman's children by a slave ranked 
equal with his [[strikeout]] legitimate [[strikeout/]] children
by a freewoman his wifes as was 
the case in ancient Persia

In Persia the sacrifices of flesh
when offered upon the altar &
the gods were supposed to take 
its essence or spirit and the
flesh was afterward divided
among the priests and people. 

Eschscholtz Bay
September 8th 
Went on shore in the morning
When the tide was out so I 
could find fossil bones along
the flat bordering the cliff.
We found the water had
receded so far that we came
aground some 2 miles from 
shore that to walk in over the
mud flat. At the point we
came ashore were a lot of 
drift wood sticks erected into
frames for drying fish &
other traces of a summer camp
but it has not been used this
year. Along the beach just
below high tide line I found
various fossil bones of the 
Mammoth- Musk Ox (skull)
and fossil Bison beside others
All these bones lay exposed 
on the surface whenever the  
bottom was firm enough to
prevent their sinking from