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were? very small. It is unclear? and in brine. We moved about 100 yards below in a bad place for Wood to Cook File:Ampersand?]. Provott? and I went to set 2 trapps for Beavers. He first cut 2 sticks dry about 8 illegible 9 feet long. We reached the river by trapsing? through the tangled wood. he pulled off his breeches, and waded about with a pole to find the depth of the water, and having found a fat? spot, he dug away the mud in the shape of a half circle, placed a bag of willow branches at the bottom, and placed the trap Beavers: written in left margin lot? over them. he had 2 small willow sticks in his mouth, he split one end of one, diet it in his Horn of Castorium, or medicine as he calls this stuff? and left out the end of it a good map of the undlear, after which it was placed in front of the jaws of the trap with the shore, he then fastened the chain of the trap solidly planted? a few clicks on each side the trap, and then the unclear? ended. The second one was worked in the same manner, except that he put no bed of willows under it. _ Beavers when caught in traps in Shallow water they cannot get drowned are frequently attacked by others and in doing so, are themselves