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was not pleasing to post managers, inasmuch as 

 a smaller and better pack can be constructed of 

 mixed skins than of only one kind. 



For the information of trappers of to-day, I 

 will give a summary of how many of each kind 

 of skins made up, as nearly as possible, the pre- 

 scribed weight of eighty pounds, thus: 



Forty large beavers and 20 small beavers 

 made 80 pounds. 



Eight large bears and 4 small bears made 

 80 pounds. 



Five hundred spring rats, 80 pounds. 



Seven hundred and twenty large and small 

 rats, fall, 80 pounds. 



Two beavers, large, for top and bottom cov- 

 ers, and 60 lynx skins made 80 pounds. 



Two beavers for covers and 30 otters made 

 80 pounds. 



Two beavers for covers and 50 fox skins 

 made 80 pounds. 



We had orders to gather such furs as fisher, 

 ermine, wolf, wolverine, skunk, and any broken 

 or damaged skins, and make up into a separate 

 pack. 



The fine and delicate skins, as marten, mink, 

 silver and cross foxes, were to be packed in 

 boxes thirty inches long by twenty inches 

 square, and into this small compass the martens 

 and mink, after being tied in bundles of ten 



