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habits, and often wander considerably. As before remarked 
mder 8. Richardsonii?), all these animals are wildest in 
they abound. Our guide, Mr. Sohon, tried to get specimens 
for me through the Indians, but they said it was a very hard 
timal to catch, and my experience of trials with traps, 
Strychnine, ete., confirms their opinion. 
The last burrows I saw of this animal were within fifty 
miles south of the Spokan river. Lewis and Clarke, in 
speaking of their villages occurring on all the prairies, may 
‘ve confounded the burrows of other animals with this (as 
- Douglassii near the Dalles), and certainly it is not found 
est of the Cascade Mountains, where they probably got the 
Specimen of Arctomys ( ?) they describe, as they collected most 
during their winter residence at the mouth of the Columbia. 
-DOG (Cynomys Ludovicianus.). The last Prairie- 
dog village occurred on the plain between Sun and Dearborn 
Ty much doubt their occurrence in Washington Territory, 
re the “Burrowing Squirrels” take their place. 
Yertow-roorep Marmor (Arctomys flaviventer) Pro Very 
the dividing ridge of the Rocky Mountains, on the 
“st side, I saw an animal, undoubtedly a “Woodchuck,” 
| got into its burrow before I could shoot. Its low 
broad back, and short flat tail, were very plainly visible, and 
‘Color.seemed to be dark brown. The burrows often taken 
_ Mose of the Badger may be sometimes this animal's, as 
Mize and mode of digging are similar. A specimen of 
Species, preserved by Colonel Vaughan, at Fort Benton, 
‘Caught in the Rocky Mountains, thus indicating that the 
T saw was probably the same. > 
“AVER (Castor Canadensis). Beavers were seen almost 
y day, from the steamboat, while ascending the Missouri 
and Were remarkably fearless for an animal usually so 

