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The chipmunk's hole is generally 

 near some tree or stump and is a long 

 gallery under ground with a storage 

 chamber for food and a winter lode- 

 ing. What becomes of the dirt when 

 he digs his hole is the great puzzle 

 among naturalists and many theories 

 have been advanced. John Burroughs 

 in his book on squirrels says it is 

 evident that he carries away the loose 

 soil. Dr. C. C. Abbott published in 

 1875 a book on nature observations in 

 which he devotes many pages to the 

 subject. In my opinion, judging from 

 my observations of captive specimens, 



the side as he progressed. The very 

 latest works however still consider the 

 matter as unsolved and in Stone and 

 Cram's work on American Animals 

 it is stated that the authors believe it 

 to be a common practice for the chip- 

 munk to carry out the earth in its 

 cheek pouches, and dump it at some 

 distance from the hole. In May, 1907, 

 Mr. Ernest Seton Thompson published 

 an exhaustive article on the animal, 

 and he states that he is in ignorance 

 as to just how the hole is dug. He 

 says, "I am not aware that anyone has 

 watched a chipmunk actually at work 



GETTING WELL ACQUAINTED. 



Dr. Abbott came very near a solution burrowing," and states that all knowl- 



of the matter when he claimed that the edge so far has been obtained from 



creature did not take out any earth circumstantial evidence, 



but pressed it in some manner against I think I am able to carry observa- 



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