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With the agility and ferocity of the tipper ; 

 with a body of unequalled magnitude and 

 strength ; this monster must have been the ter- 

 ror of the forest, and of man! 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 ; I du2: all around, and at leniith drew 

 from the reluctant earth the remains of a hude 

 carnivorous animal, furnished with higli-coned 

 teeth, armed with claws. In fine, '• hu^-e 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 cloth^^d with 

 Eesh and animated with principles of life ! 



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 12 inches thick, formins; a forehead 4 feet 



The scapula, or shoulder blade^ when seen 

 in the earth, was large as a breakfast table ; the 



