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Their hair was long and thickly matted, and mixed with fine brown, silky wool. [Illustration: ] These singular looking quadrupeds were not the least afraid of Duk, though extremely surprised; but at the first glimpse of the hunters they took flight, and it was no easy task to go after them, for half an hour's swift running brought them no nearer, and made the whole party so out of breath, that they were forced to come to a halt. "Confound the beasts!" said Altamont. THEIR HAIR WAS LONG AND THICKLY MATTED AND MIXED WITH FINE BROWN SILKY WOOL THESE SINGULAR LOOKING QUADRUPEDS WERE NOT THE LEAST AFRAID OF DUKE THOUGH EXTREMELY SURPRISED BUT AT FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE HUNTERS THEY TOOK FLIGHT AND IT WAS NO EASY TASK TO GO AFTER THEM FOR HALF AN HOUR SWIFT RUNNING BROUGHT THEM NO NEARER AND MADE THE WHOLE PARTY SO OUT OF BREATH THAT THEY WERE FORCED TO COME TO A HALT CONFOUND THE BEASTS SAID ALTAMONT
they noticed a considerable change in the aspect of the country, and appearances seemed to indicate that they were approaching a hilly region. This New America was evidently either a continent or an island of considerable extent. Duk was running far ahead of his party when he stopped suddenly short, and began sniffing the ground as if he had caught scent of game. Next minute he rushed forward again with extreme rapidity, and was speedily out of sight. But loud distinct barking convinced the hunters that the faithful fellow had at last discovered the desired object. They hurried onwards, and after an hour and a half's quick walking, found him standing in front of two formidable looking animals, and barking furiously. The Doctor recognized them at once as belonging to the musk ox, or Ovibos genus, as naturalists call it, by the very wide horns touching each other at their base, by the absence of muzzle, by the narrow square chanfrin resembling that of a sheep, and by the very short tail. TIONING BUT THEY NOTICED A CONSIDERABLE CHANGE IN THE ASPECT OF THE COUNTRY AND APPEARANCES SEEMED TO INDICATE THAT THEY WERE APPROACHING A HILLY REGION THIS NEW AMERICA WAS EVIDENTLY EITHER A CONTINENT OR AN ISLAND OF CONSIDERABLE EXTENT DUKE WAS RUNNING FAR AHEAD OF HIS PARTY WHEN HE STOPPED SUDDENLY SHORT AND BEGAN SNIFFING THE GROUND AS IF HE HAD CAUGHT SCENT OF GAME NEXT MINUTE HE RUSHED FORWARD AGAIN WITH EXTREME RAPIDITY AND WAS SPEEDILY OUT OF SIGHT BUT LOUD DISTINCT BARKING CONVINCED THE HUNTERS THAT THE FAITHFUL FELLOW HAD AT LAST DISCOVERED THE DESIRED OBJECT THEY HURRIED ONWARDS AND AFTER AN HOUR AND A HALF'S QUICK WALKING FOUND HIM STANDING IN FRONT OF TWO FORMIDABLE LOOKING ANIMALS AND BARKING FURIOUSLY THE DOCTOR RECOGNIZED THEM AT ONCE AS BELONGING TO THE MUSCOCKS OR OVIBO'S GENUS AS NATURALISTS CALL IT BY THE VERY WIDE HORNS TOUCHING EACH OTHER AT THEIR BASE BY THE ABSENCE OF MUZZLE AND BY THE NARROW SQUARE CHANFRON RESEMBLING THAT OF A SHEEP AND BY THE VERY SHORT TAIL
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