(Kuineb Cofony 



years ago, while studying glacia- 

 tion on the slope of Long's Peak, I came 

 upon a cluster of eight beaver houses. These 

 crude conical mud huts were in a forest pond far 

 up on the mountainside. In this colony of our 

 first engineers were so many things of interest 

 that the fascinating study of the dead Ice King's 

 ruins and records was indefinitely given up in 

 order to observe Citizen Beaver's works and ways. 



A pile of granite boulders on the edge of the 

 pond stood several feet above the water-level, and 

 from the top of these the entire colony and its 

 operations could be seen. On these I spent days 

 observing and enjoying the autumnal activities 

 of Beaverdom. 



It was the busiest time of the year for these 

 industrious folk. General and extensive prepara- 

 tions were now being made for the long winter 

 amid the mountain snows. A harvest of scores 

 of trees was being gathered and work on a new 



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