THE VACATION SEASON. 
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northwest of Renovo, and along the Susquehanna and Clearfield railroad—a branch 
of the P. and E. railroad running from Keating to Karthaus, a distance of 23 miles, 
in West Keating township. 
SCENE ALONG THE WEST BRANCH. 
The native gray squirrel is becoming scarcer every year, while on the other hand 
the red or “Pine” squirrel is annually increasing in numoers. About the latter 
part of September of each year, black squirreis make their appearance in large num¬ 
bers. They are migratory, and their sojourn seldom lasts more than a few weeks. 
Hundreds of them were shot along the Philadelphia and Erie railroad in fall of 1890* 
Rabbits are still plentiful in the valleys of the county, near by Lock Haven, the 
county seat Gray foxes and wildcats are numerous in the townships of Gallaher, 
