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MAMMALIA. 



cannot be found, it digs holes in the ground for its home. From six 

 to ten pups constitute a litter, and they are usually produced in April 

 or May. The period of gestation is said to be sixty-three days.* 



Bounties paid on Wolves under the Law of 1871. 

 Data concerning Wolves killed in the Adirondacks from June, 

 1 87 1, to July, 1882, on which bounties have been paid by the State. 

 (From official records on file in the Comptroller's office, at Albany.) 



Locality 

 County. 



where killed. 

 Town. 



D.ite of killing. 



By whom killed. 



No. 

 killed. 



Amt. 

 p.-»id. 



Essex, 



Minerva, 



Sept. 6, 1872, 



Wesley Rice, 



2 



60 



Franklin, 



Duane, 



July 4. 1874, 



James H. Bean, 





30 



" 



Brandon, 



June 12, 1875, 



Calvin Wait, 





30 



IC 



It 



June 17, 1875, 



Calvin Wait, 





30 



Herkimer, 



Ohio, 



Jan. 28, 1S82, 



Henry Sheldon, 





30 



tt 



" 



Feb. 2, 1882, 



Henry Sheldon, 





30 



Oneida, 



Forest Port, 



Feb. 14, 1882. 



Henry Dunan, 





30 



t ( 



" 



March 15, 1882, 



Henry Dunan, 





30 



1 1 



" 



March 19, 1882, 



Henry Dunan, 





3" 



Lewis, 



Greig, 



Nov. 10, 1881, 



George Botch ford. 





30 



(f 



Diana, 



June 27, 1882, 



George Muir, 





30 



St. Lawrence, 



Fine, 



Oct. 17, 1871, 



John Muir, 





30 



(( 



Hopkinton, 



Aug. 17, 1871, 



George .Spear, 





30 



( ( 



" 



Aug. 17, 1 87 1, 



(Jeorge Spear, 



I Pup 



15 



" 



" 



Oct. 6, 1871, 



Joseph Whitney, 





30 



<< 



Fine, 



Nov. 7, 1872, 



John Muir, 





30 



<< 



It 



May 26, 1872, 



John Muir, 





30 



(t 



Pitcairn, 



Nov. 4, 1872, 



Aaron Thomas, 





30 



" 



1 1 



Dec. 12, 1873, 



Aaron 'I'homas, 





30 



( 1 



Brasher, 



Dec. 21, 1S72, 



Timothy Desmond 





30 



tt 



Fine, 



May 22. 1875, 



John Muir, 





30 



" 



" 



May 24, 1S75, 



John Muir, 





30 



" 



" 



May 15, 1876, 



John Muir, 





30 



tt 



Ho])kinton, 



Oct. Q, 1876, 



CJeorge Peck, 





30 



" 



Fine, 



April 8, 1878, 



tieorge Muir, 





30 



" 



* * 



May 5, 1877, 



George Muir, 





30 



f t 



It 



July 14, 1877, 



George Muir, 





30 



tf 



tt 



April 29, 1879, 



George Muir, 





30 



" 



" 



vSept, 16, 1878, 



George Muir, 





30 



«< 



" 



April 26, 1880, 



George Muir, 





30 



It 



** 



Oct. 3, 1880, 



(Jeorge Muir, 





30 



It 



Parishviilc, 



Nov. 13, 1880, 



Henry C. Hibbard, 





30 



It 



Colton, 



Nov. 5, iS8o, 



Abram Baikley, 





30 



It 



Hopkinton, 



Nov. 6, 1880, 



Jonathan Baldwin, 





30 



II 



Fine, 



Sept. 25, 1881, 



George Muir, 





30 



It 



1 1 



Aug. 24, 1881, 



George Muir, 





30 



" 



II 



July 20, 1881, 



George Muir, 





30 



II 



II 



June II, 1881, 



George Muir, 



I Pup 



15 



It 



It 



June II, 1881, 



Cieorge Muir, 





30 



" 



" 



April 28, 1881, 



Oeorge .Muir, 





30 



" 



" 



Nov. 8, 1881, 



George Muir, 





30 



" 



Hopkinton, 



Se])t. 20, 1881, 



Henry Hibbard, 





30 



Washington, 



Dresden, 



Feb., 1882, latter part. 



Rollin Gamby, 





30 



It 





March, 1882, early part 



, Rollin Gamby, 





30 





45 $1 



,320 



* Fauna Americana, by Richard Harlan, M.D., 1825, p. 81. 



