Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making eBook

William Hamilton Gibson
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 377 pages of information about Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making.

Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making eBook

William Hamilton Gibson
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 377 pages of information about Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making.
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=================== | No. of | No. of | | |Estimated | Skins. | Skins. | Total | Price according to | average KINDS. | March | Sept. | No. | quality. |price per | Sale. | Sale. | | | skin. ------------|---------|---------|---------|-----------------
-------------- | | | | | L s. d.  Badger | 2,700 | | 2,700 | 1s. to 7s. | 1 06 Bear | 5,217 | 2,794 | 8,011 | 5s. to L8 l0s. | 5 0 00 Beaver | 111,993 | 37,052 | 149,045 | 4S. 3d. to 38s. 6d. | 1 00 00 Fisher | 2,843 | 779 | 3,622 | 8s. to L3 5s. | 2 10 00 Fox, Blue | 90 | | 90 | 18s. to L4. | 2 10 00 " Cross | 1,818 | 471 | 2,289 | 5s. to L4. | 1 10 00 " Kitt | 6,930 | | 6,930 | 2s. 8d. to 28s. 10d.| 3 00 " Red | 6,914 | 1,383 | 8,297 | 4s. 6d. to 17s. | 10 00 " Silver | 540 | 148 | 688 | L3 10s. to L21. | 10 00 00 " White | 7,312 | | 7,312 | 2s. to 14s. 9d. | 7 00 Lynx | 2,468 | 1,652 | 4,120 | 9s. 6d. to L1 14s. | 18 00 Marten | 47,878 | 18,955 | 66,833 | 10s. to L3 19s. | 1 10 00 Mink | 31,802 | 12,896 | 44,698 | 4s. to L1 8s. 6d. | 15 00 Muskrat | 651,498 | 116,488 | 767,896 | 3d. to 16d. | 00 8 Otter | 8,571 | 2,681 | 11,252 | 14s. to L3 18s. | 2 10 00 " Sea | | 98 | 98 | L4 10s. to L32. | 15 00 00 Rabbit | 10,029 | | 10,029 | 3d. to 4d. | 00 3 Raccoon | | 3,582 | 3,582 | 1s. to 3s. 3d. | 2 6 Skunk | 1,691 | | 1,691 | 2s. to 7s. | 4 00 Wolf | 6,216 | 188 | 6,404 | 6s. to L2 15s. | 15 00 Wolverine | 1,770 | 320 | 2,090 | 8s. to L1 1s. | 15 00 ============================================================
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 AMERICAN FUR SKINS—­TABLE OF VALUES.[*] ============================================================
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                                       | Prime. |Seconds.| Thirds.|Fourths. -------------------------
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 Badger | $1.00 | $0.50 | $0.10 | $
 Bear, Black | 18.00 | 9.00 | 1.00 |
   " Cub | 10.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 |
   " Brown | 7.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 |
 Beaver, California per lb. | 1.25 | 75 | 50 |
    " Southern | 1.00 | 75 | 40 |
    " Upper Missouri | 1.75 | 1.50 | 50 |
    " Lake Supr. and Canada. | 2.50 | 1.75 | 75 |
 Cat, Wild |

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