CHAPTER XVIII. 



INSPECTION OF A BEAYEE DAM DAEING OF THE BUFFALO ANECDOTE 

 OF MB BATAED LAEGE BEAIN AND INTELLECTUAL POWEE INTEL 

 LIGENCE OF THE ELEPHANT AND BISON THE JEFFEESON BEICKS 

 AGAIN ELDING A BUFFALO TO BAT DETEEMINATION TO TUEN 

 HOMEWAEDS A SUSPICIOUS LOSS OEDEES FOE THE COUNTEEMAECH 



MOEE OF CANTEEALL'S EASCALITT AMUSING INCIDENT EETUEN 

 TO FOET EILET BEUTUS' UNLUCKY DESIEE TO BE OF USE NO 

 PEOYISION FOE THE SPIEITUAL ,WANTS OF EOMAN CATHOLIC SOL- 

 DIEES IN UNITED STATES AEMT TANGLED FOEESTS TANTALIZING 



DEEE-HUNT PEEPAEATIONS FOE DEPAETUEE FEOM FOET EILET. 



HAVING left the men to take the robe, head, and meat 

 of the bison mentioned in the last chapter, we went to 

 inspect the beaver darn in the creek, and very curious it 

 was. The situation of the holt where the colony lived 

 Was much the same as those used by otters. The en 

 trance was under water, and there were air- chimneys to 

 the surface of the bank above, for the purposes of venti 

 lation and respiration. There were also places in the 

 grass where they rolled themselves dry, and a very con 

 siderable playground and many paths much used ; the 

 paths tending to cut off an angle of the river, and termin 

 ating in a " slide," or widely-beaten place in the grass, 



