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CASTOROLOGIA. 



" Hochelaga," the beaver meadow meant, 



And where the beaver dwelt, 

 Later, the Frenchman pitched his tent 



And before heaven knelt. 

 The wondrous skill and the council sage 



And the beaver's love of toil 

 Became as well his heritage. 



As the broad and fertile soil. 



So honor be to the beaver's name, 



And praise to the beaver's skill. 

 And in the labors that make for fame 



May we all be beavers still. 

 This emerald mead in the emerald heart 



Of a fair umbrageous grove, 

 Of the nation's life is a glorious part. 



And merits its purest love. 



-Arthur Weir. 



FUR TRADERS " SQUATTING " ON THE PRAIRIE NEAR 

 FORT GARRY, 1876, 



NOW THE CITY OF WINNIPEG. 



