CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER I. 
The American Beaver—Their Description and Habits as told by 
Captain Jonathan Carver over one hundred years ago. - 10 
CHAPTER IL. 
Destruction of the Beaver for their fur covering—Primitive meth- 
ods of slaughter by Indians as told by Captain Carver. - 15 
CHAPTER III. 
Amateur Trappers among the Beavers and some latent impres- 
sions thereon—Reinforced by a veteran—Result—Reflections. 19 
CHAPTER IV. 
Beavers nourishing streams.—Some practical illustrations—Wan- 
ton destruction. - - - - 24 
CHAPTER V. 
Upper White Earth River—Beaver dams built of stone—Examples 
of Beaver shrewdness. - - - 28 
CHAPTER VI. 
The Douglass River Colonies. - - - 31 
CHAPTER VIL. 
Beaver farms—Some fanciful pictures of the business as presented 
by an optimist—Result of premature advertising. - 34 
CHAPTER VIII. 
Nibs. - - - - - 42 
CHAPTER IX, 
Some other attempts at Beaver domestication. - 49 
CHAPTER X. 
Beavers as Weather Prophets. - - 53 
