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Indians Breaking Into Beaver House

Before the introduction of steel traps, the Indians caught the beaver by piercing a hole in the roof of the house with an ice chisel, set into a heavy six-foot pole, after barring the underwater outlet with stakes driven through the ice. Observe the open water in the middle of the pond to the right, and below the dam to the right, the distant beaver houses already broken open, and the dog, whose instinct enables him to detect the presence of the beaver in the house. David Thompson's Narrative describes the method of hunting in detail. Quoted from: The PICTURE GALLERY of CANADIAN HISTORY Vol. 2 1763 to 1830. Text on Page 187, Illustration on page 141.

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Bibliography: The PICTURE GALLERY of CANADIAN HISTORY Vol. 2 1763 to 1830. Illustrations drawn and collected by Jefferys, C.W., R.C.A., L.L.D. Assisted by T.W. McLean The Ryerson Press - Toronto Copyright Canada, 1945 by C.W. Jefferys, R.C.A.