THE VACATION SEASON. 477 
Game in Diamond Valley and near Vicinity— Continued. 
Name of Animal. 
Remarks. 
Porcupine. 
Tolerably common. 
Raccoon. 
Abundant. 
Opossum. 
Rare. 
Ground-hog; Woodchuck. 
Abundant. 
Skunk. 
Abundant: feeds on poultry and game, as well as insect life. 
Common rabbit. 
Abundant. 
Varying hare ; white rab¬ 
bit. 
Found on the Bald Eagle ridge (Muncy Mt.), a few miles west of Diamond 
Valley. 
Squirrel, gray. 
Very abundant in 1890. 
I)o. red : pine. . . . 
Abundant; kills many young birds and drives grays away. 
Do. black. 
Common some seasons, but rare at other times. 
Do. living. 
Rather scarce. 
I)o. fox. 
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Very rare; two killed in 1890. 
Mink. 1 
Abundant. They destroy much poultry and game. 
Weasels.\ 
Muskrat. 
Abundant. 
Pheasant; Ruffed grouse. . 
Abundant. 
Quail; Partridge. 
In 1890 were quite plentiful in eastern uhd central parts of Huntingdon 
county, especially in Harris’ Valley and Smith’s Valley, both south of the 
town of Huntingdon. 
Wild Turkey. 
Very plenty in 1890. Saddle ridge is best locality. Turkeys are to be found 
on Short Mt. Jack’s Mt., Shade Mt., Muncy Mt., and Broad Top Mt. 
