68 BEAVERS—THEIR WAYS. 
the photographer to raise his camera and take a view 
from our boat. (For result see illustration opposite 
page 68.) Another view was had of the narrow but 
deep outlet already described by its candl-like propor- 
tions. Here it was the principal part of the water game 
centered in the autumn of 1871, and within the radius 
our most successful trapping was done—especially for 
beaver and otter—four distinct houses of the former 
being located within the circle covered by the camera. 
As we approached the new beaver house the wind 
evolved into a tempest. At this point one of the maids 
became hysterical, and in the confusion resulting there- 
from our landing in the beaver cove was effected with 
much difficulty. However, after a subsidence of the 
tempest the photographer took an embellished view of 
the beaver house upon which the fair occupants had 
clambered to escape the breakers from the beach. 
One November evening, 1902, the principal of the 
Washburn school called on the writer in his office to 
announce, ‘‘that somebody is getting away with the 
beavers at Painted Woods Lake,” and he would like to 
know ‘‘what was going to be done about it.” After 
explaining to the gentleman, that, while I had some 
months before resigned the office of deputy game war- 
den, there wasa citizen’s duty in this case and that I 
would exercise it. By sun-up a description of the cul- 
prits and their theatre of action was given to the sher- 
iff of the county and by sun down they were safely 
behind the iron bars of the Washburn jail. While by 
some technicality in the tangled up network of the law, 
they found a rent large enough for egress from a heavy 
penalty for its infraction, and upon their release from 
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