are permitted to all the other fur ani- 

 mals combined. 



For example, the former resident of 

 Muskrat City might appear in the show- 

 room of the fur dealer as "river mink," 

 "mountain marten," "valley sable," 

 "spruce beaver," "brook fisher," "domes- 

 tic raccoon," "hillside fox," "fresh-water 

 otter," "Hudson seal," etc., etc. Also, 

 sometimes he does good service under 

 plain "muskrat." 



During many seasons since our first 

 visit trappers have taken from their backs 

 the coats of many residents of Muskrat 

 City. These have been transformed and 

 now, in cold weather and in hot weather, 

 cover the backs of women in other cities. 

 Also, their four-footed neighbors have 

 captured and eaten many muskrats ; nev- 

 ertheless, the colony seems to be just as 

 numerous as when we first knew it. 



The snows of twenty winters have fall- 

 en in the forest since Bige and I put 

 Muskrat City on the map, and since we 

 built the camp on the hillside above it. 



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