240 The Home of the Wolverene and Beaver. 



One more quotation, and I have finished. Captain 

 C.'artwright says : " In coming to the foot of Table 

 Hill I crossed the track of a wolverene with one of 

 Mr. Callingham's traps on his foot ; the foxes had 

 followed his bleeding track. As this beast went 

 through the thick of the woods, under the north 

 side of the hill, where the snow was so deep 

 and light that it was with the greatest difficulty I 

 could follow him, even in Indian rackets, I was 

 quite puzzled to know how he had contrived to 

 prevent the trap from catching hold of the branches 

 of the trees or sinking in the snow. But on 

 coming up with him I discovered how he had 

 managed ; for after making an attempt to fly at me, 

 he took the trap in his mouth and ran upon three 

 legs. These creatures are surprisingly strong in 

 proportion to their size ; this weighed only tv/enty- 

 six pounds and the trap eight, yet, including all the 

 turns he had taken, he had carried it six miles." 



The usual length of the wolverene is from two 

 feet six to two feet ten inches, exclusive of the tail ; 

 and now I think I have occupied as much space as 

 I dare v/ith the curious animal whom, with the 

 beaver, I have selected to give a name to this little 

 volume, 



" Weil, Pierre," said Paul, " what is to be done 

 now ; shall we set the traps afresh t " 



