In November at Buenos Aires he "purchased fragments of some enormous bones" which he "was assured belonged to the former giants!!", and subsequently took any chance to get fossils "by gold or galloping".
En novembro en Bos Aires "mercou fragmentos dalgúns ósos enormes" que "lle aseguraron pertencían a antigos xigantes!!", e seguidamente aproveitou todas as oportunidades para conseguir fósiles "por ouro ou galopando".