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252 T H R O U G H T H E M A C K E N Z I E B A S IN
napkins. They also ornament bark rogans and other birch
articles, women and children's dresses, and the front uppers
of leather moccasins therewith. Mr. P . Deschambeault says
that he believes both species exist i n the hunting grounds
of the Isle a l a Crosse ( E n g l i s h River D i s t r i c t ) and Lac du
Brocket ( Cumberland D i s t r i c t ).
BEAVER— Castor canadensis Kuhl.
This well- known and valuable fur animal has been so
f u l l y described by travellers, as well as naturalists, that it
is by no means easy to add matter of interest to its history.
I shall, however, venture to submit a few items bearing
thereon. Erom a consensus of statements and opinions
elicited by me from the examination of aged Chipewyans
of Athabasca, and Carrier Indians of N ew Caledonia, B r i t ish
Columbia, I believe that the sexes copulate i n the
months of January and February, and that the young are
brought forth i n A p r i l and May following! The period of
gestation is about three months. The young are bom blind
and are very helpless, but both sight and strength are duly
acquired and they soon display much activity. They are
suckled for some weeks, but early learn to feed on succulent
stems and the tender roots of aquatic and other plants. The
most prolific females are those of middle age, and they
annually produce from four to five and six at a birth, while
instances of as many as seven and even eight are not infrequent
on Peace River. Chief Trader Moberly has known
of two cases, i n one of which the female had eight and in
the other nine little ones. A Chipewyan hunter also assured
me that he once found as many as nine well- formed embryos
i n the uterus of a female k i l l e d by h im on the Lower Peace
River. Both tribes state that the female beaver seldom or
never has young before the third year, and that there are
only one or two cubs at first, but more the following seasons.
After attaining a certain stage i n life the b i r t h rate begins
to decline. The adult beaver subsists on various roots, pop-
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| OCR | 252 T H R O U G H T H E M A C K E N Z I E B A S IN napkins. They also ornament bark rogans and other birch articles, women and children's dresses, and the front uppers of leather moccasins therewith. Mr. P . Deschambeault says that he believes both species exist i n the hunting grounds of the Isle a l a Crosse ( E n g l i s h River D i s t r i c t ) and Lac du Brocket ( Cumberland D i s t r i c t ). BEAVER— Castor canadensis Kuhl. This well- known and valuable fur animal has been so f u l l y described by travellers, as well as naturalists, that it is by no means easy to add matter of interest to its history. I shall, however, venture to submit a few items bearing thereon. Erom a consensus of statements and opinions elicited by me from the examination of aged Chipewyans of Athabasca, and Carrier Indians of N ew Caledonia, B r i t ish Columbia, I believe that the sexes copulate i n the months of January and February, and that the young are brought forth i n A p r i l and May following! The period of gestation is about three months. The young are bom blind and are very helpless, but both sight and strength are duly acquired and they soon display much activity. They are suckled for some weeks, but early learn to feed on succulent stems and the tender roots of aquatic and other plants. The most prolific females are those of middle age, and they annually produce from four to five and six at a birth, while instances of as many as seven and even eight are not infrequent on Peace River. Chief Trader Moberly has known of two cases, i n one of which the female had eight and in the other nine little ones. A Chipewyan hunter also assured me that he once found as many as nine well- formed embryos i n the uterus of a female k i l l e d by h im on the Lower Peace River. Both tribes state that the female beaver seldom or never has young before the third year, and that there are only one or two cubs at first, but more the following seasons. After attaining a certain stage i n life the b i r t h rate begins to decline. The adult beaver subsists on various roots, pop- |
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