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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. 
