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keenest expectancy, for his first appearance in the spring, the car- 

 nivorous animals are ravenous after their long fast, and the trapper, 

 knowing that just now the beaver's coat is in its best condition, in 

 his rounds through the woods his trained eye will quickly discover 

 the work of beaver, and the foot marks in the snow tell him what 

 little it is necessary to add to his experiences in beaver-trapping. 



STUMP SHOWING CUTTINGS FROM VARIOUS LEVELS OF SNOW. 



