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At the end of my outing Diver became the 

 pet of two pioneer children on the bank of the 

 Snake River. He followed the children about 

 and romped with them. At three years of age he 

 was shot by a visiting hunter. 



My experience with Diver and other beaver 

 pets leads me to believe that beaver are easily 

 domesticated. One morning in northern Idaho, 

 the family with whom I had spent the night took 

 me out to see a beaver colony that was within a 

 stone's throw of their fireplace. Three beaver 

 came out of the water within ten feet of us to eat 

 scraps of bread which the children threw on the 

 grass for them. 



One day I placed myself between three young 

 beaver, who were eating on land, and the river 

 out of which they came. They were on one of 

 the rocky borders of the Colorado River in the 

 depths of the upper Grand Canon. They at- 

 tempted to get by me, but their efforts were not 

 of the " do or die " nature. Presently their mother 

 came to the rescue and attempted to attract my 

 attention by floating in the water near me in 

 a terribly crippled condition. I had seen many 

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