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J.G.Hall
1952
66
Sagehen Creek, 3 mi. NW Hobart Mills, Nevada Co, California
Aug 17 One reappears immediately at the path
then swims downstream and stops. 7:56
one beaver appears at spit, goes down to
bridge cove while another appears below
little red and swims up to spit & be-
yond. The one from the path goes down
to the channel dam. The one at bridge
cove swims up to dive at spit. Now one
from the house goes to the deadfall and
one is heard working at path. Mean-
while the one at the deadfall just
floats there. 7:59 one appears at
spit, then dives and the floater also
goes back to the house & dives. The
beaver at the path is floating while
another beaver appearing at spit goes
down & dives opposite bridge cove, sur-
faces at little red, swims down toward
main dam, dives again, surfacing
just above the main dam. 8:01 a
beaver seen at path, taking to the water,
another one at spit goes down to little
red but turns to swim back upstream
as does the beaver that was down by
the main dam. This one dives below
spit. 8:03 Beaver seen at W side of dead-
fall; it swims up between ends of blasted