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about four miles southeast of Brookville. The last one reported 

 from Ohio was in 1795. They doubtless left Indiana about 1800. 

 That they once were very abundant in the Ohio valley is shown by 

 the abundance of their remains at " Big Bone Lick" in Kentucky. 

 The earlier explorers, too, tell us of their numbers. Col. Croglan, in 

 May, 1765, speaking of Kentucky just below the mouth of the Big 

 Miami river, on the way to " Big Bone Lick," says : "On our way we 

 passed through a fine timbered clear woods : we came into a large 

 road which the Buffaloes have beaten, spacious enough for two 

 waggons to go abreast, and leading straight into the Lick." 



44. Procyon lotor (L.), Raccoon 



Carroll county, Monroe county, Vigo county. Formerly more common 



than now. 

 Wabash county (Ulrey). Galbraith's collection. 

 Randolph county (Cox). A'ery abundant. 

 Franklin county. Still found in some numbers. 

 La Grange county (Steininger). 



45. Ursm americanus Pallas. Brown, Black or Cinnamon Bear. 

 Franklin county. No doubt common in Indiana at one time, but there 



are few exact records. The last Bear was seen in Franklin county 

 about 1839. A few years ago the skull of a bear was found in a hol- 

 low tree. It was brought to Dr. Haymond, who turned it over to 

 Mr. Butler. It is now in Mr. Quick's collection. 

 La Grange county, 1878 (Steininger). 



46. Xi«?ra /(»c?.-*omca (Lac^pede), American Otter. 



Franklin county (Haymond). Mr. C. L. Reynolds tells me that a Mr. 

 Wells, at La Fayette, has an otter that was killed near there not 

 many years ago. It occurred at Venice, Butler county, several years 

 ago. (Dury.) 



47. Mephith nuphiiica (Shaw). Skunk. 



Carroll County, Monroe county, Vigo county. Not uncommon in each 

 of these counties, though less so than formerly. 



Randolph county. Not common. (Cox). 



Wabash county (Ulrey). 



La Grange county (Steininger). 



Franklin county. Still abundant. E. R. Quick reports the capture of a 

 fine black male in the winter of 1892-3. This seems to be unusual 

 as the general impression is that the males are usually light col- 



