LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



THE BEAVER LODGE PLASTERED OVER WITH THE 

 PROTECTIVE COATING OF MUD, WHICH WHEN 

 FROZEN RENDERS THE INMATES SAFE FROM ANY 

 ENEMIES EXCEPT MAN 



BEAVER IN THE ACT OF CUTTING A BRANCH OFF A 



LODGED BIRCH TREE . . . Frontispiece 



TO FACE PAGE 



BEAVER SWIMMING 6 



A LARGE BIRCH TREE CUT BY THE BEAVERS AND 



DROPPED INTO THE WATER . . ' '''" . 7 



A BIRCH TREE OVER 60 INCHES IN DIAMETER CUT BY 



BEAVER 10 



A TYPICAL LODGE READY FOR ITS FINAL COATING OF 

 WET SOD AND MUD, WHICH IS PUT ON AS SOON AS 

 THE NIGHTS ARE COLD ENOUGH TO FREEZE IT . 11 



BEAVER CLEARING A ROADWAY . . . .14 

 BEAVER LODGE CUT OPEN TO SHOW INTERIOR . 15 



A LODGE WHICH WITHSTOOD SEVERAL WEEKS' SUB- 

 MERGENCE DURING A FLOOD .... 18 



AN UNUSUALLY LARGE LODGE (iN NEWFOUNDLAND) 18 



BEAVER LODGE IN A SWAMP CONCEALED AMONG 



TAMARACK AND FIRS 19 



