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them are found together. Their senses of hearing 

 and smelling are uncommonly acute ; and, there- 

 fore the least noise made by a hunter, such as the 

 rustling of dry leaves, or the breaking of a small 

 branch, will be heard by this animal, at a great 

 distance, and will alarm its fears. When put to 

 flight, the moose does not like the deer and most 

 other animals, run a little distance, and then stop, 

 until a new appearance of danger ; but, oftentimes, 

 he will not make the least halt, until he has run 

 ten or fifteen miles. No other animal that runs 

 in the woods, is so difficult of approach. 



There are two kinds of the cariboo. The only 

 difference between them is, that the one is about 

 twice sis large as the other, and the hair of the 

 smaller, is of a much lighter colour. The larger, 

 will weigh nearly as much as the elk ; but, in 

 shape and the colour of the hair, it more nearly 

 resembles the moose ; and like this animal it feeds 

 only on moss, and the buds of trees. The horns 

 are round, like those of the elk ; but they approach 

 nearer to each other, a,t the extremities, and bend 

 more over the face, than those of either the; 

 moose or the elk. The gait of this animal is 

 much the same as thai of the moose, and it is 

 almost as difficult of approach. 



The flesh is equally good for food ; and the 

 tongue, particularly, the Natives consider as one 

 of the greatest dainties, which their country af~ 



