. The polar world [microform] : a popular description of man and nature in the Arctic and Antarctic regions of the globe . Arctic races; Zoology; Races arctiques; Zoologie. TlIK .\iisloyed by the Indians to capture the musquash, is to block up the different entrances to their tunnels, and then to intercept the aninnils as they try to escape. Sometimes the yfuu is used, but not very frequently, as the musquash is so wary, that it dives at the least alarm, and darts into one of its holes. The trap, however, is the ordinary means of destruction. The soft and glossy fur of the musquash, tliough wo
. The polar world [microform] : a popular description of man and nature in the Arctic and Antarctic regions of the globe . Arctic races; Zoology; Races arctiques; Zoologie. TlIK .\iisloyed by the Indians to capture the musquash, is to block up the different entrances to their tunnels, and then to intercept the aninnils as they try to escape. Sometimes the yfuu is used, but not very frequently, as the musquash is so wary, that it dives at the least alarm, and darts into one of its holes. The trap, however, is the ordinary means of destruction. The soft and glossy fur of the musquash, tliough worth no more than from (hh to [kh, is still a not inconsiderable article of trade, as no less than half a million skins arc annually imported into England for hat making ; uor is there any fear of the musquash being extirpated, in spite of its many enemies, as it multiplies very fast, and is found near every swamp or lake with grassy banks, as far as the confines of the Polar Sea. !'l â ishing iiii'. K i;i:.\i;. A A 2 /. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hartwig, G. (Georg), 1813-1880. London : Longmans, Green
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