The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-08-17
bans on Michael Stream

rJ King blew up four bea-
on Michael Stream in the
/ Gallon. These dams were
!, the first one being about
,bove the falls on the land
Weston. The other three
t,irly regular intervals fur
stream, all on the land of
| 'I aeo as 1918 Mr.. French
H. department of Inland
g Game at Augusta that the
rsrp building dams ON this
I,rsing llowage and damage
On Mr.. French's petit
section at least five times
nv years has been open to
and licenses have been TAX
ono or more years by Henry
william Tuscan and Ed
Efortb for trapping the beay-
this portion of Michael
/ A license to trap beaver
cb circumstances costs $25
wear. The trappers above
1 caught a good many bea-
hut Game Warden King
. animals were never but
RELY cleaned out. At that
time. and possibly at 9th
Of the opinion there was
IDping done by people who
AXE ont licenses. 1t goes
sving that evidence sufficient
was not obtainable. other
Epcution would have follow
BIZ has blown up one or more
mis- stream every year since
in spite of the trapping and
rvption to their dam build
HEAVIER have kept at their
s persistently with the ex-
\ the one reason above re-
Ae Mr.. King says, Cor
be trapping serves to catch
" beavers in the colony,
of the brightest of them
In such cases, of course,
rapidly establishes itself
bite Game Laws protect the
q fur bearing animal, and
they are doing damage it
10 clean them out, or drive
kther bach into the wilder
be methods above mentioned.
N finds beaver doing harm
Ind he can notify the Com
Is Of Inland Fisheries Il
|ing a petition if he sees fit
a section opened for trap
Under such circumstances,
or some other game war
otfed, and upon his report
missioner determines the
be taken. Usually instruc-
iyen to blow up the dana o.
licenses are issued to those
to trap.
are most interesting ami
|They build their houses, and
the stream below them SO
b Of each house is under
Every family has a house by
ually planned for five or six
Is. Probably the first work
building is done entirely as
Fatiye effort. The finish COW
spoken of as 'mudding y
unknown reason each bea-
The mud on a particular strip
u. Mr. King says that they
Of the water at the same
u from there you can trace
trails as there are workers
|nt points around the beaver
From this and from obser-
the work itself it is easy
pine that each beaver has his
to finish up
The house each beaver occu-
Fparate room, but it is so ar
bat each one can sleep with
his tail in the water. This
y he can keep taps on the
fall of the water level. 1t
Important that the water be
a given hight, Should it
the opening to the house is
Fhich from a beavers stand
Undesirable Should it rise
It would cause air pressure
/ house rendering it uncom-
Or 1t might even flood the
and living chambers. Hence,
Nti notes the water sinking
M TIE end of his tail he will
and repair a leak in the
The water is rising he will
and open a place or other
ange matters to let it flow
BE rapidly.
h IS usually built of compar-
mail branches woven in an
but very curious fashion
YES 10 hold the heavier ma
Gay mud and rocks, which
y animals supply in liberal
Mr. King says he does
Aog they bring this mater
I'll Quantities. 1t is appar-
'ped up from the bottom or
Ivy above the dam. They
e some WY of gathering ii
y The body as a boy does
~ OIL wood. From its ma
qua not readily be carried
vam' although perhaps some
" may he transported in
ahg the series Of four dams
elIloned the entire work
ndFe been planned in adj
fof example; The second
y onilt to hold the water
We me lower dam was being
Inc fourth or upper dam
nave served a similar pur-
tan number three.