A book of the United StatesExhibiting its geography, divisions, constitution, and government ..and presenting a view of the Republic generally, and of the individual states; together with a condensed history of the land, from its first discovery to the present timeThe biography of about two hundred of the leading men: a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables .. . dbound off with such velocitv as to show that he was very unwilling to stand our firelonger. The dogs set off in pursuit with great eagerness and a deafening cry. Thehunter who had fired came up and sai
A book of the United StatesExhibiting its geography, divisions, constitution, and government ..and presenting a view of the Republic generally, and of the individual states; together with a condensed history of the land, from its first discovery to the present timeThe biography of about two hundred of the leading men: a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables .. . dbound off with such velocitv as to show that he was very unwilling to stand our firelonger. The dogs set off in pursuit with great eagerness and a deafening cry. Thehunter who had fired came up and said that his ball had hit the monster, and had pro-bably broken one of his lore legs near the shoulder, the only place at which he couldami. A slight trail of blood was discovered on the ground, but the curs proceeded atbuch a rate that we merely noticed this, and put spurs to our horses, which galloped ontowai ds the centre of the swamp. One bayou was crossed, then another still larger and 172 BOOK OF THE UNITED CTATES. American Wild Cat. This animal bears a strong resemblance to thedomestic cat, and its motions arc very similar. It stands high upon itslegs, and has a short curved tail. Its principal food consists of birds, squir-rels, and other small animals which abound in the woody districts it in-habit*. Though common in the western states, the wild cat is seldom foundID New Moose. The Moose.—This animal, which in Europe is called the elk, is an in-habitant of the northern parts of America, but is found in no part of the more muddy ; but the doj^s were brushing forward, and as the horses began to pant ata furious rate, we judged it expedient to leave them and advance on foot. These deter-mined hunters knew that the cougar being wounded, would shortly ascend anotherircc, where in all probability he would remain for a considerable lime, and that it wouldDC ea,sy to follow the track of the dogs. We dismounted, took oil the saddles and bri-dles, set the bells attache
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