The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-10-23
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HIS AM.BULDlNo METHODS.

on Of the forests IN many
GaRBlesef9 sections the Maine beaver
continues to thrive, ana OF late years
he has been remarkably busy In the
construction OF dam ana snug winter
quarters. the work In some places be
Ing Of such magnitude and so clevcrly
done that people have Travelled miles to
zee and admire II. At Caribou n colony
" beavers built fine. large dam, and
were just completing their houses
when some mlscreant destroyed the On.
tire works and killed many OF the AMI.
mats by the explosion OF heavy
ehnrge OF dynamite In the stream. The
beavers that survived were neither
alarmed nor discouraged however. but
Get Immediately 70 worl, rebuilding the
dam and the little houses. so that In q
few weeks the colony was better pre-
pared than before for the long siege OF
wintcr.
The townspcople were cnraged at the
des' action or the dam and have OF.
fercd rewards for the detection or the
men who exploded the dynamite. while
several citizens have gone 40 far as TO
threaten 10 shoot the first man caught
injurlng or interfering In any way with
tic furry homc-bulldcrs. which are re-
garded with affection by all the people
there
PECULIAR TO NORTH AMERICA.
An Aroostook County man. who has
spent his lie In the woods ana knows
all about beavers, speaks thus interest.
ingy OF the little animals. "rhe beaver
Il a native OF North America In some
other countries there are animals that
resemble them. but their numbers are
limited and their works are inslgnif.
cant compared with those OF the Amer.
ican beaver. An over this country,
from the great lakes to the Gulf OF
Mexico, ANA from the Atlantic TO the
Pacific. the works Of the beaver are
found. the little animals stlli existing
10 many States. They are very pro.
u1c, and II undlsilrhcd by their natural
enemy-man-thelr numbers increase
very rapidly.
''ihe red man was. ana Is yet, the
greatest enemy Of the beaver. The In.
dlans believe that the hcsh OF the beay.
er, when cooked and eaten. win prolong
life. aud they win 80 long distances to
hunt the animals. The white hunter
comes ncxt. and kills vast numbers
every year Tor the fur. when undls-
turbcd IN wooded country the AMI.
mails multiply rapidly and build no
many dams that the timber on large
tracts OF land Is killed by the overflow
OF water thus caused.
''Thirty years ago the United states
Government removed the Bad Water
Indians. who then resided IN the north
ern part OF Michigan. to reservation
In the Ear West. Seven years after.
ward Travelled over their old hunting
grounds with a surveying party and
was surprised TO see the destruction
that had been caused by beavers IN
the big timber all through That section.
ENEMY OF THE ZIMMERMAN.
''Ihe lumbermen hate beavers. and
am told that a movement Is now being
made by the land owners In Maine to
have them destroyed They not only
kin the growing timber. but their dams
obstruct the streams ana brooks down
which che logs are driven. have
helped to cut away the dams aud cloar
away the houses that obstructod some
streams. and. returning three weeks
later, found the dams ana houses re-
bullt and the streams again full OF
brush.
''rhe dams and houses are built OF
mud. sticks, stones and the green
branches OF trees The beavers do not
use their tails for trowels. ~ some
would have us believe: the mud Is car.
ried between the chin and paws. They
cannot make stick lie NJ the bottom
OF pond unless they load Il with
stones and mud. aud then It often gets
away from them. ana comes TO the
surface agaln. They cannot make
trees fall In amy direction they choose
but. as most ni the trees along the
bank lean toward the stream they WIN
naturally ian Into the water when
gnawed on,
DESTROY DAMS BEFORE MOVING
Neither do the beavers live In one
place always When the white birch,
willow ana other trees ON which they
feed begin 10 get scarce the colony.
after tearing hole In the dam, win
dlsband. This always happens IN the
spring time. one visiting the deserted
works win see the bottom OF the empty
pond covered with short peeled sticks.
and the round hole IN each house. near
the bottom OF the stream. that was
used for door, Go along up stream
and you will sec several holes IN the
bank Ia which the beaver hides when
his village Is attacked aud the houses
destroyed The entrance 10 this hole
Il always under water. II the dam IS
intact; but II you take the pains to
follow Il up you win Mud that Il Ter.
inmates beneath some large tree, near
the surface NJ the ground. Here In
summer the young beavers are born.
and NOT In the houses, as some writer's
tell as.
THEIR WINTER RESIDENCE.
"Whon autumn draws near tho beav-
ers migrate, generally mp stream. to
some convenient spot, and new dam
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