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They also give the beaver the capacity to understand [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] the language of man if the latter be within hearing distance. An old man I had questioning said that as a beaver gets all his body in a hole except his tail he can hold his tail pressed so firmly upon the ground that it is impossible to get ones fingers under it to secure a grip but if you say - in innuit "Beaver, lift your tail" he at once complies and is forthwith drawn out and knocked on the head as a reward for his compliance.


May 10th

Went to the other side of bay yesterday and stopped all night and today made an excursion to the top of the higher of the twin mountains about 10 miles back inland to the SE. of his place with Mr Greenfield - of W.F. & T. Co. The walk occupied us nearly 3 hours each way over very rough ground covered with hard tussocks and knobs which wrenched one from side to side until our joints ached before we reached home again.

[[strikethrough]] For [[/strikethrough]] A mile on such walking is nearly as tiresome as two of ordinary firm level ground - for here at almost every step ones foot twists and turns on the knobby tussocks or perhaps sinks 

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