CHAPTER XI. 
Retrospect —The Beaver hegira of 1888 and 1889—Notes on the 
wrecked Beaver farm of Kill Deer Mountain—The Hazen colony 
and a pathetic story of the Beavers attempt to hold their own. 57 
CHAPTER XIU. 
Beaver refugees reappear at Painted Woods Lake—A retrospect- 
ive trip-Swift Storm—Iliustrations and explanations-Some haps 
and mishaps of the colony, - - - 64 
CHAPTER XIII. 
Discovering a mysterious Beaver colony in the Little Missouri Bad 
Lands. - - - = - 71 
CHAPTER XIV. 
Square Buttes Creek and its environs—Some account of the game 
there in Lewis and Clark’s time—The Beaver colony and their 
protectors. - - - - - 75 
CHAPTER XV. 
Habits of the Beavers—Their skill as artisans and engineers with 
some incidental account of their work. - - 79 
CHAPTER XVI. 
Mound Builders and the Beavers—Trapper and his conscience— 
The DesChampes family—Laws for protection of Beavers—Some 
Divine penalties for transgression. - - 84 
CHAPTER XVII. 
Apple Creek a North Dakota historic stream—Some account of the 
Beaver there—An old citizen’s statement—A trapper’s story. 89 
CHAPTER XVIII. 
Some further notes on the preservation and domestication of the 
Beavers. - - - - 93 
CHAPTER XIX. 
Beaver as weather prophets—Some of their verified prognostica- 
tions. - - - - 96 
