He has a proud and thorough-bred way of carrying his head, which is set upon his neck with a peculiar grace.

Nothing can surpass the beauty of his full black eye.

His hide is as sleek as satin--a rich brown, slightly tinged with red, and spotted as though mottled with flakes of snow.

His weight is about two hundred and fifty pounds (alive).
It is a difficult thing to judge of a deer's weight with any great accuracy; but I do not think I am far out in my estimation of the average, as I once tried the experiment by weighing a dead elk.

I had always considered that a mountain elk, which is smaller than those of the low country, weighed about four hundred pounds when cleaned, or five hundred and fifty pounds live weight.