BEAVERS BUILD FINE DAM. flemarkabto J3leco"""'of Work Near Stroudsburg1 Pa.,, Jf A)(roniarknblo boavor dam, oxists near Stroudsburg, Pa.' It was discovered discov-ered about two years ago, beavors having been' supposed for years to booxtlnct in tho eastern' tntos." Now a Special law. has' been passed by tho Pennsylvania legislature to protect tho Stroudsburg beavers. Tho dam is located in n swamp, which for many years had boon drained of its surfaco water, except in a few spots. Noting that most of tho swamp was under water, although but llttlo rainfall had occurred, tho curiosity of a neighboring neighbor-ing farmer was aroused and ho made un investigation which led to tho discovery. dis-covery. Tho dam had been constructed construct-ed around tho northern edgo of tho swamp, oxtonding in a zigzag courso, ovidontly to avoid obstruction and to incrcaso Its strength. It is about 125 feet in length and tho top is wida enough for a mnn to walk upon without with-out difficulty, ranging from n foot to two foot in width. Further investigation investiga-tion in the vicinity showed that tho animals had felled a number of trees near the dam to uso In Its construction. construc-tion. Tho largest pieces yet found in it aro olght inches In dlamotcr by actual measurement. Tho principal material usod, besides branches and twigs, was mud, which had boon deftly deft-ly worked Into it so solidly that a man wolghlng 235 pounds has walked upon tho top without affecting it. Tho wood which has been used Includes beech, white ash and oak. In cutting the trees tho animals worked in n clrclo around tho trunk, making deeper deep-er indentations on tho sldo toward tho dam so that tho trees would fall Into tho water in tho proper direction.