Cambridge. Mass.
1901.
June 28
(No 3)
  On Mr. Lyon's testimony I also record the following:
The mammals known to inhabit the Cemetery at the
present time are the Muskrat which is found in most
of the ponds (I saw fresh signs of its presence at Auburn Lake),
the Gray Squirrel which is abundant throughout the Country
(we saw 12 this afternoon), the Red Squirrel which was
formerly common but is now rare and the Chipmunk
 which used to be the most numerous of the Squirrels but
which has been brought to the verge of extinction by shooting
authorized by the authorities (only one Chipmunk
has been seen in the Country this year but I met with
one in Cambridge Cemetery on the 26th) because some
ten years ago it attacked the geranium plants biting them
off a few inches above the ground as soon as they were
set out. Cotton-tail Rabbits used to occur sparingly on
Mt. Auburn but ceased to be seen ten or fifteen years
ago which was about the time they disappeared from the
cemetery just to then westward. Two Foxes have been
shot in the grounds within the past decade but both
are known to have escaped from captivity. Minks visit
the Cemetery at irregular intervals. They attacked &
killed some of the tame Ducks at Auburn Lake a 
few years ago (Lyon thought in 1898) and then 
were caught in steel traps. The Muskrats are not
often molested although they do some damage to
the banks. They never attempt to build houses here.
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