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and very like that of young pig. The orthodox method 

 of cooking it is to roast the animal in its skin, but as 

 this is worth several dollars, it is not often that a trapper 

 is willing to make the sacrifice. 



The favourite food of the Beaver is the stem of the 

 water-lily called Nuphar luteum; it also feeds upon the 

 bark of several trees, as the poplar and birch, and especi- 

 ally the willow, and lays up a store for winter use. 



At the present day, the Beaver is found on lagoons 

 and streams in the country about Lake Superior, and 

 the Roseau River. Eastward it is tolerably plentiful 

 on many of the small tributaries of the Restigouche; 

 and in the more remote regions of British North 

 America is abundant. 



CANADIAN LAGOON. 



