IN the immense forests in Maine, there are many wild 

 beasts, which are fierce enough to afford the most exciting 

 sport for the hunter. Bears abound ; the catamount, the 

 wild cat, the lynx, and above all the great panther of North 

 America are found here, as well as the deer and the moose. 

 The hunters' traps are often robbed by the fisher, a small, 

 but fierce and active little animal, that lives on the smaller 

 quadrupeds, such as rabbits and squirrels, and receives its 

 name from its supposed ability to catch fish like an otter. 



The business of cutting logs for timber and boards is pur- 

 sued by a hardy race of men, who pass whole winters in the 

 the forests of Maine, in huts constructed by themselves. 

 They have frequent adventures with the wild beasts. The 



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