THE LAURENTIDES PARK 



have become a nuisance. A dam or lodge 

 was a curiosity worth walking several 

 miles to visit; to-day the animals may 

 be seen at work on every stream. The 

 numerous dams present a series of im- 

 passable obstacles to trout moving to 

 and from their spawning-beds. They 

 have also raised the level of many lakes, 

 drowning the timber and destroying the 

 feeding grounds of the large game. Be- 

 yond any question their presence in such 

 numbers injures the fishing and shoot- 

 ing, does damage to the forest and 

 makes the country wetter and more dif- 

 ficult to traverse. Where one finds 

 several hundred yards of a familiar 

 trail under water, and is obliged to make 

 a detour through the thick woods, his 

 admiration for the sagacity, diligence, 

 and pertinacity of the beaver sensibly 

 wanes, these excellent virtues are 

 sometimes uncomfortable to live with. 

 The administration would do well for 

 the Park were it to keep the beaver 



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