two  enclosed  are  the  ‘best,  and  am  going  to  try  and  write  up  a  little 
something  in  connection  with  the  beaver  dr  some  sporting  magazine. 
The  stories  that  these  woodsmen  tell  about  the  activities 
of  Mr.  Beaver  certainly  show  him  to  be  a  most  energetic  animal.  His 
persistence  in  repairing  bridges  in  his  dam  is  most  remarkable*  At 
one  place  the  beavers  had  plugged  a  sluiceway  on  a  dam  of  considerable 
size  and  the  lumber  company  and  guides  tore  out  all  the  sticks  and 
stories  and  thrjpgh  them  down  stream.  Within  almost  twenty-four  hours 
be  i  Pixels 
lugged  stones  almost  as  large  as  a  man’s  head  from  either  the  sides 
or  bottom  of  the  stream,  and  had  lugged  them  up  on  to  the  dam.  I  don’t 
know  how  many  times  they  tore  out  the  beaver’s  work  but  each  time  it 
is  replaced  and  there  is  a  continual  fight  between  nan  and  beaver. 
I  understand  that  they  be  care  so  plentiful  on  the  Bast 
branch  of  the  Penob scott  that  the  Fish  &  Game  Commission  trapped,  out 
$15,000.  worth  last  year. 
We  spent  several  rights  in  a  tent  on  a  little  lake  nearby 
and  during  the  night  were  visited  by  both  deer  and  moose.  The  former 
made  considerable  noise  with  their  snorting  and  stamping  but  the 
moose  merely  sniffed  around  the  finally  plunged  headlong  into  the  lake. 
We  found  the  traces  of  the  moose  in  the  water  about  five  feet  deep  in 
the  morning  and  apparently  they  were  not  very  much  alarmed  by  us/ 
^ The  woods  were  full  of  bald  eagles,  osprey^s,  all  sorts  of 
harkes,  owls  and  bluejays,  and  the  performances  of  the  latter  were 
most  amusing  and  there  were  also  great  numbers  of  partridges. 
All  toge ther  it  was  a  most  enjoyable  trip  and  it  did  me  so 
much  good,  that  I  feel  better  than  I  have  in  a  long  time. 
When  you  find  an  opportunity  I  shall  be  happy  to  hear  from 
you  again  and  trust  that  everything  goes  well  with  you. 
whf/s 
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