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ber of little iflands, which are loft at pre- 

 fent, made a chain between them. This 

 led me to enquire, whether an animal with 

 fuch exceflive great horns, as are afcribed 

 to the Moofe-deer, had ever been feen in 

 any part of this country. Mr. Bartram 

 told me, that notwithstanding he had care- 

 fully enquired to that purpofe, yet there 

 was no perfon who could give him any in- 

 formation, which could be relied upon, 

 and therefore he was entirely of opinion, 

 that there was no fuch an animal in North 

 America. Mr. Franklin related that he had, 

 when a boy, feen two of the animals which 

 they call Moofe-deer, but he well remembred 

 that they were not near of fuch a fize as 

 they mult have been, if the horns found in 

 Ireland were to fit them : the two animals 

 which he faw, were brought to Bofton in 

 order to be fent to England to Queen 

 Ann. The height of the animal up to 

 the back was that of a pretty tall horfe ; 

 but the head and its horns were ftill high- 

 er : Mr. Dudley has given a defcription of 

 the Moofe-deer which is found in North 

 America. On my travels in Canada, I of- 

 ten enquired of the Frenchmen, whether 

 there had ever been feen fo large an animal 

 in this country, as fome people fay there 

 is in North America-, and with fuch great 



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