Skin, hoofs, and in fact every vestige of an elk, is consumed by these people.
For my own part, I do not think much of elk venison, unless it be very fit, which is rarely the case.

It is at all times more like beef than any other meat, for which it is a very good substitute.

The marrow-bones are the "bonne bouche," being peculiarly rich and delicate.

Few animals can have a larger proportion of marrow than the elk, as the bones are more hollow than those of most quadrupeds.

This cylindrical formation enables them to sustain the severe shocks in descending rough mountains at full speed.