. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. 326 A Mush-Ox Hunt. m. AT BAY. makes him look like a luiyc ram, to which his horns add much of similarity. In fact, this covering partakes of tiie character of both wool and hair. First, there is a dense coat of blackish-brown hair like that on the hump, shoulders, and fore-legs of the buffalo, which extends over the whole body and is, I believe, never shed. Helow this there is an undercoating of soft, light brown wool, which is shed annually, a
. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. 326 A Mush-Ox Hunt. m. AT BAY. makes him look like a luiyc ram, to which his horns add much of similarity. In fact, this covering partakes of tiie character of both wool and hair. First, there is a dense coat of blackish-brown hair like that on the hump, shoulders, and fore-legs of the buffalo, which extends over the whole body and is, I believe, never shed. Helow this there is an undercoating of soft, light brown wool, which is shed annually, and which is invisible through the outer coat, unless parted by the hands. This seems to be a true wool and of the finest texture. A Mr. Pennant, an PLnglish gentleman, gives an instance of a man of his, by the name of Jeremj-, having woven from this inner fleece of the musk-ox a pair of stockings which were as fine as any of the best silk stockings. During the summer months, just after this fleece is shed, it is still found, matted into the long black hair, and is only prevented from falling to the ground by this interweaving process. The short hair on their foreheads is very often found matted into little balls or small lumps with ordinary dirt, showing unmistakably that they their heads and horns in tearing up the earth. This they have been. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mayer, Alfred M. (Alfred Marshall), 1836-1897. New York : Century
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