. The American beaver and his works [microform]. Beavers; Castors. BEAVER LODGES AND BURROWS. 101 This burrow (Fig. 16) is on the east side of the lake, a few rods south of the outlet of Lake Diamond. There Fio. Ground Plnn of Beaver Btirrow at Grass Lake. are two entrances, separated by a stone, and roofed over with roots and earth. The one upon the right side passes under the edge of a rock; the one on the left, under the roots of a tree; and both are two feet below the surface of the water. Within the distance of fifteen feet from the pond, the bank rose about seven feet above its leve
. The American beaver and his works [microform]. Beavers; Castors. BEAVER LODGES AND BURROWS. 101 This burrow (Fig. 16) is on the east side of the lake, a few rods south of the outlet of Lake Diamond. There Fio. Ground Plnn of Beaver Btirrow at Grass Lake. are two entrances, separated by a stone, and roofed over with roots and earth. The one upon the right side passes under the edge of a rock; the one on the left, under the roots of a tree; and both are two feet below the surface of the water. Within the distance of fifteen feet from the pond, the bank rose about seven feet above its level. The burrow rose also with the bank, so that at the distance of eight feet from its mouth, the roof of the burrow came within six inches of the surface of the ground above, and at its extreme end within three inches, the roots of the overspreading forest trees forming a covering of suffi- cient strength. It was evidently carried thus near the surface for the admission of air through the ground roof. The chamber, in its most capacious portion, was a foot high and twenty inches wide. With its branches it would afford ample accommoda- tions for a beaver £a,mily. I found it accidentally by observing a small opening into it at its extreme end, which enabled me to open the remainder of it easily 11 t. 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 Morgan, Lewis H. (Lewis Henry), 1818-1881. Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott
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