Handwritten China journal of Edmund Heller (2 of 5)
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was shorned by the man, One horn was torn off the end of the top gate tail. For about 2 inches was missing The skin of the neck was the thickest part but all of the skin was quite heavy almost equal to elk. The animal was an old b with worn cisors. Glands were present in all four hoofs. In distinctio of the spurs there was a Lachrymal gland with an external opening on the face. The ears were long decidedly longer than spurs. The stomach contained leaves, twigs, but not a blade of grass. Leaves chiefly of aspen, maple & a smooth Myrtle leaf. Two nuts of hard small berries were also found in small quantities.