Show Herunrkablo Beaver Dnm A remarkable beaver dam exists near Stroudsburg Pa It was discovered about two years ago beavers having been supposed for yeurjj to be extinct In the Eastern States Now a special law has been passed by the Pennsylvania Legislature to protect the Stroudsburg beavers The dam is located in a swamp which for many years had been drained of its surface water except In a few spots Noting that most of the swamp was under water although but little rainfall had occurred tho curiosity of a neighboring farmer was aroused and he 1 made an Investigation which led to the discovery The dam had been construct cd around the northern edge of the swamp extending in a zigzag course evidently to avoid obstruction and to increase in-crease Its strength It is about 125 feet in length and the top is wide enough for a man lo walk upon without clilll culty ranging from a foot to two feel In width Further Investigation In the vicinity vi-cinity showed that the animals had felled a number of trees neur the dam to use In its construction The largest pieces yet found In It are eight Inches In diameter by actual measurement The principal material used besides branches and twigs was mud which had been deftly worked Into It so solidly that a man weighing 235 pounds has walked upon the top without affecting It The wood which has been used Includes In-cludes beech white ash and oak In cutting the trees the animals worked In a circle around the trunk making deeper deep-er Indentations on the side toward the dam so that the trees would fall Inlo the water In the proper direction Chicago News |