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fords. The skin, being smooth and free from 

 veins, makes the finest of leather ; and of it, ex- 

 cellent leggins and shirts are made. The Indians 

 attach great value also to the dung of the cari- 

 boo, of which they make, what they consider, a de- 

 licious broth. They make use of the lower bone 

 of the leg of this animal, in the place of a tanner's 

 scraping knife, to separate the hair from skins. 



,There are two kinds of the antelope, which dif- 

 fer only in size, and in the colour of their tails, which 

 are about two inches long. The colour of these an- 

 imals is a light grey or mouse colour, with here and 

 there a spot of white. The tail of the larger, is of 

 the same colour as the body, while that of the small- 

 er, is white. The larger, is about the size of the 

 jumping deer, which animal it, also, very much re- 

 sembles, in shape. The smaller, will weigh about as 

 much as a sheep ; and the flesh resembles mutton, 

 in its taste. These animals herd together, like the 

 deer, and always remain in an open country ; and 

 their speed is little inferiour to that of the horse. 

 They are very timorous, and as soon as they perceive 

 a human being, they run off to a considerable dis- 

 tance, but soon make a halt ; and, if the person 

 hides himself, they will soon return, near to the 

 spot where they had seen the object which alarm- 

 ed them. It is thus that the Natives manage, in 

 hunting them. Their skin is thin, and will dress 

 equally well with that of the chamois ; and the 

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