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MAMMALS OF N O R T H E R N CANADA 213
London market. During that period there were only six
years when the annual sales exceeded the average ( 3,967),
and they varied between 4,011 in 1872 and 11,678 in 1867,
with 21,321 for 1868 as the maximum. The remaining
nineteen years ranged from the minimum ( 1,042) in 1877
to 3,883 i n 1863, the maximum. Strange to say, there is
not one raccoon entered in the Dominion Senatorial report
of the Lampson's and Hudson's Bay Company's fur catalogues
for the year 1887. In the latter's catalogue for 1902,
however, we have 1,967 and in that for 1903, 1,024 skins. I
understand that this species is, now, at least, very rare in the
north- west of Canada while it is probable that most of the
foregoing returns were obtained in other sections of the
country, to the west, south, and eastward. In the second
volume of Audubon and Bachman's Quadrupeds of North
America, Audubon has given us a full and interesting
account of the habits of this species. As to its northern
and western distribution, he quotes from Sir John Richardson
and others. The former supposed that the raccoon
extended farther north on the shores of the Pacific than it
does on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains. Dixon
and Pastlock confirm this, as they obtained skins from the
natives of Cook River, in latitude 60" north. Richardson
further states that the Company procured about 100 skins
from the southern parts of the fur districts, as far north as
the Red River, in latitude 50° north. It is said to hibernate
for a portion, i f not most of the winter. The young, usually
from four to six in number, are quite small at their birth,
which generally takes place in May, though varying with the
range.
LAXD OTTEK— Lutra canadensis ( Schreber).
The Canada otter is but very sparingly present on the
lower Anderson, nor could it be truthfully stated that it was
very abundant in the far north; still, it is generally met
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| OCR | MAMMALS OF N O R T H E R N CANADA 213 London market. During that period there were only six years when the annual sales exceeded the average ( 3,967), and they varied between 4,011 in 1872 and 11,678 in 1867, with 21,321 for 1868 as the maximum. The remaining nineteen years ranged from the minimum ( 1,042) in 1877 to 3,883 i n 1863, the maximum. Strange to say, there is not one raccoon entered in the Dominion Senatorial report of the Lampson's and Hudson's Bay Company's fur catalogues for the year 1887. In the latter's catalogue for 1902, however, we have 1,967 and in that for 1903, 1,024 skins. I understand that this species is, now, at least, very rare in the north- west of Canada while it is probable that most of the foregoing returns were obtained in other sections of the country, to the west, south, and eastward. In the second volume of Audubon and Bachman's Quadrupeds of North America, Audubon has given us a full and interesting account of the habits of this species. As to its northern and western distribution, he quotes from Sir John Richardson and others. The former supposed that the raccoon extended farther north on the shores of the Pacific than it does on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains. Dixon and Pastlock confirm this, as they obtained skins from the natives of Cook River, in latitude 60" north. Richardson further states that the Company procured about 100 skins from the southern parts of the fur districts, as far north as the Red River, in latitude 50° north. It is said to hibernate for a portion, i f not most of the winter. The young, usually from four to six in number, are quite small at their birth, which generally takes place in May, though varying with the range. LAXD OTTEK— Lutra canadensis ( Schreber). The Canada otter is but very sparingly present on the lower Anderson, nor could it be truthfully stated that it was very abundant in the far north; still, it is generally met |
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