. A journey from Prince of Wales's Fort, in Hudson's Bay, to the northern ocean [microform] : undertaken by order of the Hudson's Bay Company for the discovery of copper mines, a north west passage, &c. in the years 1769, 1770, 1771 & 1772. Indians of North America; Natural history; Indiens; Sciences naturelles. December. A JOURNEY TO THE Notwithftanding what hai been (o repeatedly reported of thofe animals aifembling in great bo- dies, and jointly ereding large towns, citiei, and commonwealths, as they have fometimes been called, I am confident, from many circumftances, that even wher
. A journey from Prince of Wales's Fort, in Hudson's Bay, to the northern ocean [microform] : undertaken by order of the Hudson's Bay Company for the discovery of copper mines, a north west passage, &c. in the years 1769, 1770, 1771 & 1772. Indians of North America; Natural history; Indiens; Sciences naturelles. December. A JOURNEY TO THE Notwithftanding what hai been (o repeatedly reported of thofe animals aifembling in great bo- dies, and jointly ereding large towns, citiei, and commonwealths, as they have fometimes been called, I am confident, from many circumftances, that even where the greateft numbers of beaver are fituated in the neighbourhood of each other, their labours are not carried on jointly in the erection of their diflferent habitations, nor have they any reciprocal intereft, except it be fuch as live immediately under the fame roof; and then it extends no farther than to build or keep a dam which is common to feveral houfes. In fuch ca- fes it is natural to think that every one who re- ceiver benefit from fuch dams, (houid afiift in erect- ing it, being fenfible of its utility to all. Perfons who attempt to take beaver in Winter (hould be thoroughly acquainted with their man- ner of life, otherwife they will have endlefs trou- ble to eflfed their purpofe, and probably with- out fuccefs in the end; becaufc they have always a number of holes in the banks, which ferve them as places of retreat when any injury is offered to their houfes; and in general it is in thofe holes that they are taken. When the beaver which are fituated in a fmall river or creek are to be taken, the Indians fome- times find it neceilary to fcake the river acrofs, to prevent them from paffing; after which, they endeavour to find out all their holes or places of retreat in the banks. This requires much prac- tice. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these i
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