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of burthen. In the summer season, they carry 

 loads upon their backs; and in the winter when 

 there is snow, they draw them upon sledges. 

 These sledges are made of two thin boards, turn- 

 ed up at the fore end, and joined closely together, 

 so that this vehicle is twelve or fourteen inches 

 broad, and seven .or eight feet in length. The 

 collar, by which the dogs draw, is much like that 

 with which a horse is usually harnessed, in the 

 civilized parts of the country. Their weight is, 

 generally, from sixty, to one hundred pounds. 



The cat or lynx, in its shape and nature re- 

 sembles the domestic cat ; but it is much larger, 

 it has long legs, and a long body ; but a very 

 short tail. Its hair is exceedingly fine, considera- 

 bly long, and of a lively and beautiful, silver grey 

 colour. When full grown, the cat will weigh thir- 

 ty five or forty pounds ; and when fat they are 

 excellent food. They generally live on mice, the 

 dead fish which they find along the rivers and 

 lakes, and partridges and hares. In taking their 

 prey, they manifest all the adroitness and activity 

 of the domestic cat. In some years, these ani- 

 mals are very numerous ; and, frequently, the fol- 

 lowing year, very few can be found. 



There are two species of the deer. One of 

 these, denominated the jumping deer, is like those 

 which are found in the northern parts of the Unit- 

 ed States; and none of them are found farther 



