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the old one, without loading I hurried to the ravine. 

 There he was, as I thought, in the last struggle. Down I 

 jumped into the hollow, which was about ten feet deep ; 

 but no sooner did he see me than up he got, and, head 

 down, charged. I turned tail, and fortunately scrambled 

 out a wiser man ; for, deil tak' me, if ever I gang near 

 ony o' them without baith powther and lead in my gun." 



The average weight of the full-grown male is about four 

 hundred and fifty pounds, while the female is generally 

 from fifty to seventy-five pounds less. The Indians state 

 that they live to an immense age, which belief is probably 

 caused by their venerable and ragged appearance at the 

 time they cast their coats. 



