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nian side of the Cokxado River, a few miles belrw Ehrenb-erg. 

 Aiizooa I found a cokxa^ inhafaitii^ a "sJk?a^ ". I cnpipei for 

 tbem ninsnm*st>fu %, bat sooceeded in dioattin^ tiiree bj mocmlligfat 

 and <»e after simrise as they were s»w i ii Bni pi g ^ amcM^ the tnlks. 

 Tbey wesie mndi smaller Idban the Mnskrats diat I used to trap in 

 die Mississ^pi ValleT. Two weigfaed twentj oonces each. The 

 for was thim zni shzrt. zs rnr?^ !>e cx::)ectei:! in: t?i3t '^s.Arm di- 



I liave seen nc' sc'^ilscs sjai csr: '.e2.n1 €i sc-me lei ime west. 

 These nnonnds of dead n^etati on are conmion in the sSot^hs and 

 ponds of the nofffaeasfena States. The food of Moskrats rerrr- 

 allj- is the stems and roots of aquatic plants^ Fres!?-^- :r- - 

 seb and fish are also eaten. OocasioaaDNr ^n^eta£:.rf 

 from gardens near slieauii* that thqr ixcqpent. A bj : 

 hr Sdaott near Ymna contained screw beans. 



