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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. 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
hey might meet. Besides, the flesh of the musk ox, though a little too highly impregnated with the smell, is savoury food, and the hunters would gladly carry back a few pounds of it to Fort Providence. During the first part of the day, nothing occurred worth mentioning, 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. 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. INATING THE GAME THEY MIGHT MEET BESIDES THE FLESH OF THE MUSCOCKS THOUGH A LITTLE TOO HIGHLY IMPREGNATED WITH THE SMELL IS SAVOURY FOOD AND THE HUNTERS WOULD GLADLY CARRY BACK A FEW POUNDS OF IT TO FORT PROVIDENCE DURING THE FIRST PART OF THE DAY NOTHING OCCURRED WORTH MENTIONING 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
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