THE BEAVERS OF BEAVER CREEK 



were entirely wiped out and their dam and 

 lodge destroyed by a party of fur-hunters. 

 They had lain concealed in an old, deserted, 

 badger den until their ruthless enemies disap- 

 peared with their plunder. Then under the 

 cover of a dark, rainy night they cautiously 

 came forth and noiselessly glided down the 

 stream and out into a strange world in search 

 of a new home. After traveling a long distance 

 they entered a broad, shallow creek that ran by 

 Full Moon's home and that was ever after des- 

 tined to bear their name. They traveled all 

 the way by night examining first one stream 

 and then another and rested during the day 

 under friendly banks or in some deserted bur- 

 row which they chanced to find by the way. 

 The weary animals swam for some distance 

 along the creek and after carefully studying all 

 the surroundings with due consideration they 

 selected the portion of the stream near Full 

 Moon's home for their future abode. During 

 the first day they lay concealed under the bank 

 and rested contentedly. When the moon was 

 well up and all was quiet they came out and 

 swam about the stream, then crawled up the 



