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direction. They then gnaw off the branches which
are stripped of the smaller branches are all peeled
or the ground to the cords were they are left
for future use and food. These animals apparently
cut through bark and the inner living layer which
they peel off without even scratching the inner
wood. The streets are usually less than 5 feet
long. They have numerous canals leading to the
trunk which come out from the large water pro-
duced by the dam. These they divert about
injected or even less in width and probably less
than one foot deep. The large tree trunks are left
in the clearing adjoining forest when they have fallen.
In some places trees are gnawed considerably and
are thus destroyed. I saw another tree which had
partially healed such a wound, since he 2 photos.
We both camp and left by 8:30. Shortly I
met Mr. Frank Pajor, (born at P.E. by Henry J
Preston Creek). This German born in Germany came
to Denver about 1908 and settled shortly after
around north of Cheyenne with the French troops.