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THE CARIBOU. 



are young, soft, and in the velvet. The skin is very valuable, especially when taken 

 from the young animal : and when properly dressed is an admirable defence against cold 

 and moisture. With the addition of a blanket, a mantle of Caribou skins is an ample 

 protection for any one who is forced to bivouac in the snow. 



C ARI BOU. Taraadus Ranglfer. 



The Caribou lives in herds, which vary from ten to three hundred in number. As it 

 is so valuable an animal, it is subject to great persecution at the hands of white and red 

 hunters, who have very ingenious modes of trapping or stalking this wary and swift Deer. 

 The most ingenious plan is that which is employed by the Esquimaux, who dig a large 

 hole in the ground, about five feet in depth, and capable of holding several Deer. They 



