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MAMMALIA. 



cannot be found, it di^s holes in the ground for its home. From six 



O O 



to ten pups constitute a litter, and they are usually produced in April 

 or May. The period of gestation is said to be sixty-three days.* 



BOUNTIES PAID ON WOLVES UNDER THE LAW OF 1871. 

 Data concerning Wolves killed in the Adirondacks from June, 

 1871, to July, 1882, on which bounties have been paid by the State. 

 (From official records on file in the Comptroller's office, at Albany.) 



Locality where killed. 

 County. 



Essex, 

 Franklin, 



Herkimer, 



1 1 



Oneida, 



Lewis, 



Washington, 



Town. 

 Minerva, 

 Duane, 

 Brandon, 



rence, Fine, 



Ohio, 



1 1 



Forest Port, 



Greig, 

 Diana, 



Hopkinton, 



1 1 



Fine, 



Pitcairn, 



t * 



Brasher, 

 Fine, 



Hopkinton, 



Fine, 



1'arishville, 

 Colton, 

 Hopkinton, 

 Fine, 



I lopkinton, 

 Dresden, 



Date of killing. 



Sept. 6, 1872, 



July 4, 1874, 



June 12, 1875, 



Tune 17, 1875, 



Jan. 28, 1882, 



Feb. 2, 1882, 



Feb. 14, 1882, 



March 15, 1882, 



March 19, 1882, 



Nov. 10, 1881, 



June 27, 1882, 



Oct. 17, 1871, 



Aug. 17, 1871, 



Aug. 17, 1871, 



Oct. 6, 1871, 



Nov. 7, 1872, 



May 26, 1872, 



Nov. 4, 1872, 



Dec. 12, 1873, 



Dec. 21, 1872, 



May 22, 1875, 



May 24, 1875, 



May 15, 1876, 



Oct. 9, 1876, 



April 8, 1878, 



May 5, 1877, 



July 14, 1877, 



April 29, 1879, 



Sept. 16, 1878, 



April 26, 1880, 



Oct. 3, 1880, 



Nov. 13, 1880, 



Nov. 5, 1880, 



Nov. 6, 1880, 



Sept. 25, iSSi, 



Aug. 24, 1881, 



July 20, 1881, 



June II, 1 88 1, 



June ii, 1881, 



April 28, 1881, 



Nov. 8, iSSi, 



Sept. 20, 1881, 



Feb., 1882, latter part, 



March, 1882, early part, 



By whom killed. 



Wesley Rice, 

 James H. Bean, 

 Calvin Wait, 

 Calvin Wait, 

 Henry Sheldon, 

 Henry Sheldon, 

 Henry Dunan, 

 Henry Dunan, 

 Henry Dunan, 

 George Botchford, 

 George Muir, 

 John Muir, 

 George Spear, 

 George Spear, 

 Joseph Whitney, 

 John Muir, 

 John Muir, 

 Aaron Thomas, 

 Aaron Thomas, 

 Timothy Desmond 

 John Muir, 

 John Muir, 

 John Muir, 

 George Peck, 

 George Muir, 

 George Muir, 

 George Muir, 

 George Muir, 

 George Muir, 

 George Muir, 

 George Muir, 

 Henry C. Hibbard, 

 Abram Baikley, 

 Jonathan Baldwin, 

 George Muir, 

 George Muir, 

 George Muir, 

 George Muir, 

 George Muir, 

 George Muir, 

 George Muir, 

 Henry Hibbard, 

 Rollin Gamby, 

 Rollin Gamby, 



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$1,320 



* Fauna Americana, by Richard Ilarlan, M.D., 1825, p. Si. 



