Archives of aboriginal knowledgeContaining all the original paper laid before Congress respecting the history, antiquities, language, ethnology, pictography, rites, superstitions, and mythology, of the Indian tribes of the United States . o MANNERS AND CUSTOMS. 97 9. The accompanying Plate, 8, affords a life-like view of a female buffalo anddomestic cow. It will be perceived that the former is considerably the tallest; jjutthere is in reality not much difference in the weight of the two, inasmuch as the latteris of thicker and more compact form. The same remark is applicable to the males ofthe
Archives of aboriginal knowledgeContaining all the original paper laid before Congress respecting the history, antiquities, language, ethnology, pictography, rites, superstitions, and mythology, of the Indian tribes of the United States . o MANNERS AND CUSTOMS. 97 9. The accompanying Plate, 8, affords a life-like view of a female buffalo anddomestic cow. It will be perceived that the former is considerably the tallest; jjutthere is in reality not much difference in the weight of the two, inasmuch as the latteris of thicker and more compact form. The same remark is applicable to the males ofthe two species. Occasionally there are found, as in the case of our domestic cattle,enormous specimens of the buffalo of both sexes, but as a general thing there is notmuch disparity in the size of these two branches of the same great family. 10. The hunting party was composed of nine men, including myself. Continuingour course south-westwardly, we reached Lac Blanc, a fine sheet of water, which boreupon its surface swans, geese, and ducks m great numbers, which we did not disturb,as there were fresh signs of elk and traces of buffalo. From this point we followeda small stream which ran through very swampy ground, and which was lite
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