Alaska field notes, v4411
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is a short rapid stream connecting these two lakes with a large lake some 10 miles long that lies almost north and south. Some of the lakes are very deep as a 100 ft. One would not reach bottom a few yards off shore. The outlet of the big lake is in the south end and evidently empties into Kootznahoo Inlet on the west side of the island. There is a large number of beaver about the lake shores and quiet bay and in fact clear back in the woods where they have dammed up the small springs and made meadows. In several places we saw large dams, which in one place were particularly fine. One dam was from 3 to 4 feet high and at least 100 yards long. It was arched against the stream at the point where it was necessary that it should be the strongest. The water thus backed covered what we thought was nearly 5 acres.