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"We call them “wild cattle,” because they
are very similar to our domestic cattle.... When our people killed
one, three persons had much difficulty in moving it The head is
very large; The forehead is flat, and a foot and a half Wide
between the Horns, which are exactly like Those of our oxen, but
black and much larger. Under the Neck they have a Sort of dewlap,
which hangs down; and on the back is a rather high hump. The whole
of the head, The Neck, and a portion of the Shoulders, are Covered
with a thick Mane Like That of horses; It forms a crest a foot
long, which makes them hideous, and, falling over their eyes,
Prevents them from seeing what is before Them. Moreover, they are
very fierce; and not a year passes without their killing some
savages. When attacked, they catch a man on their Horns, if they
can, toss Him in the air, and then throw him on the ground, after
which they trample him under foot, and kill him. If a person fire
at Them he must, immediately after the Shot, throw himself down and
hide in the grass; For if they perceive Him who has fired, they Run
at him, and attack him. they are scattered about the prairie in
herds"(Thwaites, 1959). |