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With the agility and ferocity of the tiger ; 

 with a body of unequalled magnitude and 

 strength ; this monster must have been the ter- 

 ror of the forest, and of man I And — what 



monster ? It is true, carried away by an 



enthusiasm, inspired by the subject, I have not 

 Waited to tell you, that such a one did in fact 

 exist. Filled with a strong conviction of his 

 existence, I sought for evidence; I spared no 

 labour ; 1 dug all around, and at length drew 

 from the reluctant earth the remains of a huge 

 carnivorous animal, furnished with high-coned 

 teeth, armed with claws. In fine, '• huge as 

 the frowning precipice, cruel as the bloody 

 panther, swift as the descending eagle, and ter- 

 rible as the angel of night," must have been 

 this tremendous animal, when clothed with 

 flesh and animated with principles of life 1 



The ruins of a portion of his head weigh 

 nearly 200lbs. From the enamel of the teeth, 

 fire can be struck I and the skull must have 

 been 1 2 inches thick, forming a forehead 4 feet 



The scapula, or shoulder blade, when seen 

 in the earth, was large as a breakfast table \ th« 



