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In spite of the timidity of beaver they sometimes select curiously public 
places for their scene of operations. The dam shown in this picture is 
alongside a railroad embankment over which trains passed at frequent 
intervals, 
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Beavers’ attempt to improve on man’s work. The log dam was built by 
lumber men; the beaver did not approve, so they placed a small dam 
(shown near the rocks to the right of the centre), which held back the 
water to their complete satisfaction. 
