They ran with pick-axes and iron-tipped poles in their hands, passed over the Mercy bridge, descended the right bank of the river, along the beach, and in less than twenty minutes the settlers were close to the enormous animal, above which flocks of birds already hovered.
Acudieron con picos y venablos, pasaron el puente del río de la Merced, bajaron por la orilla derecha, ganaron la playa y en menos de veinte minutos se hallaron junto al enorme animal, por encima del cual revoloteaba una nube de pájaros.