. Annual report . ds upon the beavercolonies for the purpose of sustaining life. Indeed, the Indian and thebeaver seem to have lived, on the whole, peaceably together in the samewilderness, and there are many records to show that beaver colonies were * In addition to the deer, moose, wapiti, raccoon, hare, rabbit, duck, goose, grouse, and otherwild game prized so highly by the white settlers of this continent, the Indian killed, ate and relishedthe bear, porcupine, muskrat, skunk, woodchuck, squirrel, wood mouse and many other animalsdeemed unfit or unsavory by most of his successors. They wer
. Annual report . ds upon the beavercolonies for the purpose of sustaining life. Indeed, the Indian and thebeaver seem to have lived, on the whole, peaceably together in the samewilderness, and there are many records to show that beaver colonies were * In addition to the deer, moose, wapiti, raccoon, hare, rabbit, duck, goose, grouse, and otherwild game prized so highly by the white settlers of this continent, the Indian killed, ate and relishedthe bear, porcupine, muskrat, skunk, woodchuck, squirrel, wood mouse and many other animalsdeemed unfit or unsavory by most of his successors. They were very fond of the flesh of dogs; andsome of the western tribes even carry the eating of grasshoppers to injurious excess. Wild fowland birds of all kinds, fish, reptiles, crustaceans and mollusks, fruits of many varieties, cereals andgrains, vegetables (wild and cultivated), roots, shrubs, wild plants and grasses, and even the barkof trees, all contributed towards sustaining the life of the primitive wild
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