20 THE BEAVER 
tion into Arizona with a party of eight, and took plenty of 
beavers on the lower Gila in late November. In December 
he was on the Colorado River, floating down in canoes con- 
structed by his party from logs. The river seems to have 
had a large beaver population, and he says there were many 
on the islands in the river. The outfit must have been well 
supplied with traps, for he says they sometimes took sixty 
beavers of a morning. One night forty traps were set, and 
the next morning thirty-six beavers had been captured, 
‘“‘an excellent night’s hunt.” In fact they caught so many 
of the animals that they were soon obliged to make another 
canoe to carry their fur. They already had eight, fastened 
together in pairs by means of platforms across them. 
Franchére reported beavers as common in the country 
of the Willamette, Oregon, in 1811 to 1814, and Townsend 
said there were many on the Malade River in 1833. 
BEAVER PLACE NAMES 
As a natural consequence of its former wide distribution 
in America the beaver has given its name to many streams, 
lakes and other natural features, to say nothing of towns. 
The following list, which includes names of which the word 
“beaver” forms a part, is taken from the index to maps in 
the Century Dictionary, edition of 1911. The number 
following a name signifies that, if more than one, there are 
so many of that name. 
Beaver, 24 Beaver Dam 
Beaver Bank Beaverdam Bald, 2 
Beaver Brook, 3 Beaverdam Creek 
Beaver Center Beaver Dam Creek, 2 
Beaver City, 2 Beaver Dam Lake, 2 
Beaver Cove Beaver Dam Mountains 
Beaver Creek, 29 Beaver Dam Pond 
Beavercreek, 4 Beaver Dams 
Beaver Crossing Beaverfalls 
Beaverdam, 7 Beaver Falls, 2 
