one, would be that since a beaver house 

 must generally be placed in an exposed 

 position, its owners find that with the 

 sun beating down on its roof during 

 June, July and August, the poorly ven- 

 tilated interior becomes too hot for 

 comfort. On the other hand, I have 

 noted that the burrows in which they 

 live in summer, are usually found under 

 some overhanging tree, in a cool spot 

 where the sun never penetrates. 



During our wanderings through the 

 woods that summer, Bige and I came 

 upon a family of beavers at Mud Pond. 

 These were doubtless also emigrants 

 from the original Raquette Lake colony. 

 Great improvements were in progress. 

 An abandoned and broken down lumber 

 dam at the outlet, which had not been 

 used for lumber operations for many 

 years, was being rebuilt by the beavers, 

 and the Chief Engineer was on hand 

 assisting and directing operations. 



On a subsequent visit, we saw the 

 completed dam which raised the waters 



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