About a mile nearer the mouth of the bay we discovered the remains of the hull of the Tecumseh lying in about four feet of water, on the farther shore. The ends of several ribs rose out of the water, and the spikes that held the inner sheathing to the ribs were accessible, but extremely difficult to remove. It required the long-continued persuasion of the blows of a hammer to induce a few of them to become loosened.

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