254 Fourth Annual Report of the 



Pond. Protector Quirk of Pulaski reports that lie has not learned 

 of any beaver in Oswego County. He has information of 1 colony 

 on Crooked Creek, Lewis County, one mile from south end of 

 Stoney Lake, and 1 colony east of the north end of Stoney Lake 

 in Independence river. 



Oloversville District. Protector Masten reports that " the 

 beaver made several visits to Fulton County," but founded no per- 

 manent colonies. It is possible that the few beaver in that sec- 

 tion are " bank dwellers," as the animals, when disturbed by or 

 not yet accustomed to civilization, do not build lodges. 



Keene District. Protector Seckington, Elizabethtown, reports 

 in September a beaver colony at Hull's Falls, town of Keene. On 

 December 10 he reported discovering a new colony which has 

 constructed a dam about 75 feet long, and flooding about 25 acres, 

 on Gates Brook. The animals have built a lodge 15 feet in 

 diameter accommodating 10 to 12 beaver. 



Lake Pleasant District. Protector Howland of Speculator, re- 

 ports very numerous in his territory : On Miami river, two dams 

 with at least 20 beaver at each, and a third dam building in Sep- 

 tember on that river; 1 colony on Mill Brook: 2 large dams on 

 Whitney Creek. To support the first dam, the beaver have built 

 a dam half a mile below, backing up the water to it that distance. 

 The first dam floods the stream one mile. One small colony on 

 Mosey Fly stream. One- large dam on outlet of Spencer Lake, 

 with back water of two miles, inhabited by at least 200 beaver. 

 Large colony and dam on north branch of Sacandaga river, with 

 30 to 40 inhabitants. Beaver in September were building a new 

 dam on Samson Lake outlet and colony is established there. 



Long Lake District. Protector Butler of Long Lake reports 

 at least 30 beaver in his section. He makes this observation of 

 special interest to the trout anglers : " The people living in this 

 section think the beaver are doing fine and are glad to see them 

 back. They tell me the beaver are a protection to our small 

 streams containing trout, because the beaver builds dams and 

 flood the marshes back of the dams. This makes it hard for the 

 fishermen to fish all the pools and gives the trout a chance to 

 grow." 



