ACCOUNT OF ANIMALS. 



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iy valued by the Natives, as it constitutes an arti- 

 cle at their feasts, and serves, also, to oil their 

 bodies, and other things. Occasionally, a bear is 

 found, the colour of which is like that of a white 

 sheep, and the hair is much longer than that of 

 the other kinds which have been mentioned ; 

 though, in other respects, it differs not at all from 

 the black bears. 



There are two kinds of wolves, one of which 

 is rather larger than a stout dog, and the other is 

 not more than half as large. Their legs are long, 

 in proportion to their slender bodies. Their 

 heads, also, are long ; and their noses are sharply 

 pointed. Their tails are long and bushy. The 

 colour of the larger kind, is generally a light grey ; 

 but some of them, are nearly white. The small* 

 er kind are commonly a silver grey ; but some of 

 them are nearly black. They are all very vora- 

 cious ; but they never attack a human being, un- 

 less when suffering greatly from hunger. They 

 display great ingenuity and cunning ; generally, 

 herd together, especially in the winter season ; 

 and make a hideous noise, particularly when thir- 

 ty or forty of them are employed in surrounding a 

 herd of the buffaloe or deer, in order to drive 

 them down a precipice. They frequently take 

 this method to make these animals their prey ; 

 and, in order to carry a project of this kind into 

 execution, they form lines, by separating to a cer- 



