eering was the product of his skill in 

 plan and execution. 



We were able to go in a boat past the 

 beaver house on our pond, about a 

 mile up the river. At the head of navi- 

 gation was a big flat rock, over which 

 the water flowed, making a fall about 

 one foot high, and above this fall were 

 rapids. An old and much used trail 

 started at this flat rock and led up the 

 river; a branch also took one to Wolf 

 Pond and another branch led to Dun- 

 wood Mountain. We often used this 

 trail, as also did other visitors at the 

 pond. And doubtless, so did the 

 Indians many years ago. 



A pair of young beavers, both of them 

 probably relatives of the Chief Engineer, 

 built a dam across the river on this 

 flat rock. The dam was about two feet 

 high, backing the water up the rapids 

 thirty yards and making a fall of water 

 over the dam three feet high. Above 

 this dam the beavers started building 

 a house, but before the house was com- 



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