Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-03
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WILD ANIMALS Of MAINE
TnE PINE MARTIN.---CMsrte. Asr,-
ftum.l
BY J. q. Rich.

our State. .ud OF the family =" Mas,si'de.
Although smaller than the Fisher or Psksn.
(Martc. Cana 'ensIs,) Of which -e have be-
Tor, treated, yeIit 10 ths nOsi beautiful OF
10. kiod. 10 diasr. from tho Beech Martin
(Marts. FasOrum.) IN the color under -.
throat. ehtay-ba,ibg large spot OF gold
RI ,elIo~ IRON the shoulder. TO the under
nv, whcr~a. the 9-,rch Martin ha. q
white throAt The latter l,hd does DO, IN
habit thi. par, Of ths oOau'ry.
The P,Ls Martin, eOu.mnnly esisd ~
huntsrs the =" sable, Z" - Aboat twenty in,h-
g. long irum the snd Of the nose tp tie in-
.r,iln oi the tail. with lsgs about Eve inch
=. lans. and fevt 18th Eve toss. les hr~d
resembles the ioI. eSc-p, the ears, which
ar larse. op.n, and short. or Dat the tail
!. aSOu, .1 inches long. anil Of dark.
bu.ly appearance. ending IN lons hairr.
The enlor Of the body .. red'.b.brO~n, with
more or ls-- dars BAR, miied INTO The tur,
which i. long .nd -ois Abd Of peculiar rich.
pc--. The value Of the iur - In coupar'son
With the .hAdc- oi dark eOlor-ihat OF the
dar.c.t byips the most valuable. l vas
tod by furr,sr in Boston. the pr--sn'
~iul~r. that he had lately received lot Of
sable from Siberia for which he paid s' high
/. si,y dollars each: but they are quite
different aruele irom our .ablss. bot lookcd
like the same animal, sicrp, The solor 0i the
for.
This animal inhAhi,s the mountains In
n. desps., reco--e- OF our fore'i.. There
we're taken. The pre-en, .sAsOn. about one
hundred s.ble.. by hunter. Of the Masa'tA
~As settlement some On Mountains on The
Diamond ri,r. and more on mountains
near the Tin. Of the CAnsdas. They are
ehiesy taken IN wooden traps IN the iollos'
inc manner We start. Tor instance. ir5m
q river. Or lake shOrr, back on 10 a noun
tain. blAIing OF spo,iipe line As ~s pro
eesd. and every forty rods. q. near .' We
can judgs. We sta trap By driving large
chip. OF br OF spruce into the ground
On thrrs .,de., leaving the ir1nt open,
~bsrr ~e ~ rouni .tiSk aeross on
the ground for hed piece, then long pole
f.r tail on the bed piece, then eOnsns them
70 the ironi Of the trap By t~o stake On
each I'D. Of the entrance then the pole OF
fall !. loaded 9th p,ecS oi NOD 'afas'sn'
toIlll The sable then spindle with the
bait i. run into the trap between tie bel
piece aud the lAll. and the fall lifted up the
width OF mans hand. standard IS thea
placed upright, Oas end on the end OF the
.pipdl,. atd the other under the fall. In
nj, manner oil .aAll animals are trapped.
Ani often birds, squirrels. ~easle', and
other yrrmin are caught in the &C, OF roo
bin. traps. often -ss -tesl traps on The
erus in March for thi. animal With god
.uce--,-ob~er'ing this, that large traps
tad. lhe game high up the Lex, and The bons
i, nersb, broken aud the Lex twisted oa
but the snail tryps take around the loot
and prove PERFECTLY secure.
The sable breed. in the mouth Of April,
Annually ,-Inasius i. ne, In the bollos o;
old decayed tree. and brings forth irOm
three 10 .tIaI a birth, which draw ihri'
.u-tcnance irom the mother cor E~oor ilir'
u.oath,. Wien they are led forth. Ant
taught o. s-,E Iheir VWu living.
Th,. animal J.. -ntirely earniSOroa', a.
tAes,ns and deyour,ns squirrels. birds. nicc
t.1,li. aud r.uidss. It very aent snc
,pry. AID b. sh,s 1, catch the -qulrrel on
i.ir iOO, rAcv among the top, Of tree'. anC
i. very graceful IN iu movements, and sI
remvly .hy IN the pre- sncc oi the hunter
Als.ys keeping On the opposite sid. OF ,h'
tree, It pO--,Jle. IL, noise !. . sharp. pierre
IN, .qgall, aud .Pr,, like eai when a.
tackled.
Aboa, every sable may b. taken iron I
mountain 10 one or two seasons, and 'hsE
II the srouud be lsii unlimited for 'e'era
year, they ~ill again appear and ma! o
L.ossd Nish prosi.
The ,kio. no~ brios in the mari., trou
one to TOO dollars each and the sport and
science OF s,tle huu,ius !. considered OF tn
sr,t sl.ss. aud highly snjp!ed by srsry rca
hunter. BaI .Abls hunter. Arv not Away
successful, AID Oitsn a,v the poor i,llJ.'
orscI 10 t-a,er., I. mountain ell the iall III
cue bAil t-I-n ssin.
have uoticsd IN the sable tha, a. 5000 a
any considerable anOgui Of ,no~ iall', h'
travel. IN th. lop- Of tres. and seldom. I
ever. de.c,ud. 10 the ground but ~hv'
there come. q httlr crust Or hard snow h
will seldom mount Ihs uses, ba' irOlh
shogi 10 every direction.
Hr will Oi,sn drive the squirrel aud lars'
BIRDS irOm tbs,r ue.'' W get . good ~afH
saalcy ior hinseli.
s,se ngater, have supposed ,ha, they ca
bach nut. tor when IhO.s nut. are pl,Hi!
sable ~,i ss,lOta take bait, or Do not car
iu 'eareh cut the traps tor the bats u
them bot tLiHk that when bsaeh not
are p'sn'y that 'qsIrsl. eongrrgats on 4
the bill. to gather them. aud the -aoIes FOL
los the squirrel. 10 te,Vsr them: sn'
when ~ nut. ATE On the hill. the squirrel
- InIO the sWamls ~ ~intsr, aud the --bl
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