4 COMMISSION OF CONSERVATION 



destroyed the homes of the muskrat or musquash, the mink, the otter 

 and the beaver. The fisher and marten never seem to exist long near 

 man's habitation. Even the fox, which appears to increase near settle- 

 ments, will decrease if the forests are wholly removed or burned. 



INCREASING PRICES OF PELTS 



{Statement Based on the London Sales of C. M. Lampson & Co., by Alfred Fraser, 



New York.) 



♦Decrease. 



DECREASING NUMBER OF PELTS 



(Statement Based on the London Sales of C. M. Lampson &■ Co., by Alfred Fraser, 



New York.) 



fin crease. 



