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they find themfelves fo hemmed in, and fo clofe to 

 one another, that generally not a Tingle beaft efcapes. 

 It is affirmed, tliat no party ever returns from hunt- 

 ing without having killed fifteen hundred or two thou- 

 fand beafts. But left two different companies mould 

 hurt one another, they take care before they fet 

 out, to fettle the time and place they intend to hunt. 

 There are even penalties for fuch as tranfgrefs this 

 regulation, as well as for thofe who quit their pofts„ 

 and fo give the buffaloes an opportunity of efcap- 

 ing. Thefe pains and penalties are, that the perfons 

 tranfgreffing may be ftripped by any private perfon 

 at will of every thing, and which is the greater!: 

 poffible affront to an Indian, their arms not except- 

 ed, they may alfo throw down their cabbins. 1 he 

 chief is fubjecl to this law as well as the reft, and 

 any one who mould go to rebel againft it, would 

 endanger the kindling a war, which fay they would 

 not be fo eafily extinguished. 



The buffalo of Canada is larger than ours ; his 

 horns are fhort, black, and low ; there is a great 

 rough beard under the muzzle, and another tuft on 

 the crown of the head, which falling over the eyes, 

 give him a hideous afpecl. He has on the back, 

 a hunch or fwelling, which begins over his haunches, 

 encreafmg always as it approaches his moulders. 

 The firft rib forwards is a whole cubit higher than 

 thofe towards the back, and is three fingers broad, 

 and the whole riling is covered with a long reddiffi 

 hair. The reft of the body is covered with a black 

 wool, in great efteem. It is affirmed, that the 

 fleece of a buffalo weighs eight pounds. This ani- 

 mal has a very broad chelt, the crupper pretty thin, 

 the tail extremely fhort, and fcarce any neck at all ; 

 but the head is larger than that of ours. He com- 

 monly flies as foon as he perceives any one, and 



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