Photo by George Shiras, 3rd 



NIGHT PICTURE AT THE: EDGE OF A SWAMP 



When the coons deserted the corn patch, one was photographed at night where he had 

 discovered the piece of bait put out for mink. Note the hand-like paw of the coon 



ers discovered by the receding water that 

 repairs were needed at some point in the 

 reservoir walls, the one attempting this 

 work would come in contact with the 

 string and furnish the second picture I 

 was after. 



The first night my guide and I were 

 in the sleeping bags at dusk, for a heavy 

 frost was threatening and no blazing fire 

 could be permitted in this locality. An 

 hour later came the flap of a beaver's 



tail down by the lodge and repeated fre- 

 quently thereafter, indicating that a trace 

 of scent or the dark-green camera boxes 

 were exciting alarm. No welcome ex- 

 plosion was heard during the night, and 

 in the morning I found that the animals 

 had spent the time towing in an addi- 

 tional supply of bark. Whether the house 

 was entirely completed or work thereon 

 had been suspended for awhile I could 

 not tell. 



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