yesterday May 20st, Mole Harbor, Mr. Lillithjohn, Mr. Hasselborg and I went inland four or five miles [illegible], southwest, from the bay, penetrating to the beaver meadows at the foot of the big mountain. These meadows occupy the site of an old lake, now filled with soil. The beaver were trapped out by Indians two years ago, but formerly there must have been quite a colony. We saw two houses. The oldest one was on the bank of the creek in one of the bends. It had been a very large house, but is now but a mound of poles 15 feet or more across and 4 feet high. The other was built later. It stands back from the creek 100 feet or more. A small brook came in to the creek from one side, and the house was built over this among close hemlock trees. The channel was deepened out to the creek and the entrance burrow was dug through under the roots of one of the trees. This house was 10 to 12 feet across the base and five feet high. It was built of peeled poles and sticks dragged across from the creek. The interstices between the poles were filled with soil.