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rope, but had better hair. The hair is 

 dark brown, like that on a brown bear- 

 fkin. That which is clofe to the fkin, is 

 as loft as wool. This hide was not very 

 thick; and in general they do not reckon 

 them fo valuable as bear"fl';:ins in France, 

 In winter they are fpread on the floors, 

 to keep the feet warm. Some of thefe 

 wild cattle, as I am told, have a long and 

 fine wool, as good, if not better, than 

 fheep wool. They make (lockings, clothe 

 gloves, and other pieces of worlied work 

 of it, which look as well as if they were 

 made of the bed fheep wool ; and the In- 

 dians employ it for feveral ufes. The licili 

 equals the bed beef in goodnefs and fatnefs. 

 Sometimes the hides are thick, and may 

 be made ufe of as cow-hides are in Europe. 

 The wild cattle in general are faid to be 

 flronger and bigger, than European cattle,, 

 and of a brown red colour. Their horns 

 are but fliorr, though very thick cloie to- 

 the head. Thefe and feveral other quali- 

 ties, which they have in common withj 

 and in greater perfedlion than the tame 

 cattle, have induced fome to endeavour to 

 tame them; by which means they would 

 obtain the advantages arifing from their 

 goodnefs of hair, and, on account of their 

 great ftrength, be able to employ them 



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