BEAVER 75 



worth from eight to ten dollars and a young one 

 only about two, it is worth while giving some 

 thought to the subject. The meat is of the great- 

 est value to Indians and trappers, being fat and 

 very nutritious, and is therefore very much sought 

 after. Beavers are not at all shy and will often 

 come within a few feet of one if he keeps still. 

 Their sense of hearing is very acute, and seems to 

 be that upon which they most rely to warn them of 

 danger. About forty is considered a good catch 

 for two trappers (partners) or for one family of 

 Indians, though sometimes as many as a hundred 

 are killed in the season from October to June. In 

 the section of the county of Saguenay with which 

 I am familiar, I have observed no decrease in their 

 numbers from what they were fifty years ago 

 when I first started trapping. 



