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all the varieties have been found in the same 

 litter. The blue fox is seldom seen here, 

 and is supposed to come from the southward. 

 The gray wolf (mahaygan) is common here. 

 In the month of March the females fre- 

 quently entice the domestic dog from the 

 forts, although at other seasons a strong 

 antipathy seemed to subsist between them. 

 Some black wolves are occasionally seen. 

 The black and red varieties of the American 

 bear (musquah) are also found near Cumber- 

 land House, though not frequently ; a black 

 bear often has red cubs, and vice versd. 

 The grizzly bear, so much dreaded by the 

 Indians for its strength and ferocity, inha- 

 bits a track of country nearer the Rocky 

 Mountains. It is extraordinary, that al- 

 though I made inquiries extensively amongst 

 the Indians, I met with but one who said 

 that he had killed a she-bear with young in 

 the womb. 



The wolverene, in Cree okeekoohawgees, 

 or ommeethatsees, is an animal of great 

 strength and cunning, and is much hated by 

 the hunters on account of the mischief it 



