Beaver

[0. Fr. bevère, for beuveur, drinker; from It. bevere, from Lat. bibere, to drink.] ( Mil. ) The part of a helmet that covered the lower part of the face, and which, raised up or let down, enabled the wearer to drink. "I saw young Harry with his beaver up." - Shaks . The B. was often taken for the helmet itself. Bea'ver, in Illinois , a flourishing township of Iroquois vex towards the stream. The materials made use of Bea'ver, in Indiana , a township of Newton co. are drift-wood, green willows, birch, and poplars, if -A township of Pulaski co. they can be got; also mud and stones, intermixed in such Bea'ver, in Iowa , a flourishing township of Butler a manner as must evidently contribute to the strength county. of the dam; but there is no other order or method ob- -A township of Guthrie co. served in the dams, except that of the work being carried -A township of Polk co. on with a regular sweep, and all the parts being made Bea'ver, in Minnesota , a flourishing township of Fillof equal strength. In places which have been long more county. frequented by B. undisturbed, their dams, by frequent -A post-village of Winona co., on Whitewater River, repairing, become a solid bank, capable of resisting a about 22 m. W.N.W. of Winona. great force both of water and ice; and as the willow, Bea'ver, in Mi ouri, a post-office of Douglas co. poplar, and birch generally take root and shoot up, they by degrees form a kind of regular planted hedge. The B. -houses are built of the same materials as their dams, and are always proportioned in size to the number of Bea'ver, in Ohio , a township of Columbiana co. Beaver, in Oklahoma , an extreme N. W. co., forming the "pan-handle" of the Territory. Cap . Beaver. Pop. (1897) abt. 3,750. inhabitants, which seldom exceeds 4 old, and 6 or 8-A village, cap. of above co. Pop. (1897) abt. 200. young ones. Instead of order or regulation being observed in rearing their houses, they are of a much ruder structure than their dams; for, notwithstanding the sagacity of these animals, it has never been observed that they aim at any other convenience in their houses, than to have a dry place to lie on; and there they usually eat their food, which they occasionally take out of the water. It frequently happens that some of the larger houses are found to have one or more parti- -A township of Clarion co. tions, if they deserve that appellation, but it is no more -A township of Crawford co. than a part of the main building left by the sagacity of -A township of Columbia co. the B. to support the roof. On such occasions, it is com- -A township of Jefferson co. mon for those different apartments, as some are pleased -A township of Snyder county, 40 m. N.N.W. of Harris Bea'ver, in Pennsylvania , a co. in the W. part of the State, on the frontier of Ohio. Area , 650 sq. m. It is watered by the Ohio and Beaver rivers. Surface , undulating, with a rich soil. Bituminous coal and limestone are largely found. Cap . Beaver. - A flourishing and fine post-town, cap. of the above co., situated on the Ohio, 28 m. N. of Pittsburg, and 230 W. of Harris burg. to call them, to have no communication with each other burg. but by water; so that, in fact, they may be called double or treble houses, rather than different apartments of the same house. So far are the B. from driving stakes into the ground when building their houses, that they lay most of the wood cro wise, and nearly horizontal, and without any other order than that of leaving a hollow or cavity in the middle. When any unnece ary Bea'ver, in Tezas , a post-office in Wichita co. Bea'ver, in Utah , a large co. in the southwestern part of that State, bordering on Nevada, and drained by Beaver river. The central part is mountainous, and the soil generally sterile. Lead is found in the county in some abundance. Pop . (1898) 3,840. -A town, cap. of the above co., situated on Beaver river. branches project inward, they cut them off with their in a valley surrounded by mountains, in which lead, teeth, and throw them in among the rest, to prevent the mud from falling through the roof. It is a mistaken notion that the wood-work is first completed and then plastered; for the whole of their houses, as well as their dams, are from the foundation one ma of mud and wood, mixed with stones, if they can be procured. The Bea'ver Brook, in New York , a post-office of Sullimud is always taken from the edge of the bank, or the van co. iron, and copper are abundant. Pop . (1898) 2,120. Bea'ver, in Washington , a post-village of Clallam co., 6 m. S. of Olympia. Beaver Bay, in Minnesota, a post-village, former cap, of Lake co. bottom of the creek or pond near the door of the house; Beaʼver Centre, in Pennsylvania, a post-office of and, though their fore-paws are so small, yet it is held Crawford co. Bea'ver City, in Indiana , a post-office of Newton co. Beaver Creek, in Alabama , Marengo co., emptying into the Tombigbee River.-Another, entering the Ala close up between them under their throat; thus they carry both mud and stones, while they always drag the wood with their teeth. It is a great piece of policy in these animals to cover the outside of their houses every bam a River in Wilcox co. fall with fresh mud, and as late as po ible in the au- -A township of Dale co. tumn, even when the frosts become pretty severe, as by Beaver Creek, in Colorado , a post-office of Fremont this means it soon freezes as hard as a stone, and pre-county. vents their common enemy, the wolverine, from dis- Beaver Creek, in Illinois , a township of Bond co., turbing them during the winter; and as they are fre- 80 m. S. of Springfield. quently seen to walk over their work, and sometimes Bea'ver Creek, in Indiana, a creek entering White to give a flap with their tail, particularly when plunging into the water, this has, without doubt, given rise to the vulgar opinion that they use their tails as a trowel, with which they plastered their houses; whereas that flapping of the tail is no more than a custom which they always preserve, even when they become tame and domestic, and more particularly so when they are startled. In the more northern climates, the habitations of these animals are finished in August, or early in September, when they begin to lay in their stores. During the summer months they regale themselves on the choicest fruits and plants the country affords; but in winter they subsist principally on the wood River in Martin co. Beaver Creek, in low a , rises in Boone co., and enters the Des Moines River in Polk co.-A tributary of Iowa River, emptying into the latter near Marengo, in Iowa co. Beaʼver Creek, in Maryland, a township of Washing ton co. Beaver Creek, in Michigan, Lenawee co., a creek flowing into Raisin River, near Adrian. -A post-office of Gratiot co. Beaver Creek, in Mi ouri , a creek entering White River in Taney co., a little below Forsyth. - Little Bea- ver Creek enters the above in the same county. Beaver Creek, in Ohio , flows into the Maumee, in Wood co.-Another falls into Lake Erie in Lorain co. -A township in Greene county, about 10 m. W.N.W. of Xenia. Beaver Creek, in South Carolina, a creek entering into Congaree River, in the S.E. of Lexington District. Beaʼver Cro ing, in Nebraska , a post-office of Seward co. Beaver Dam, in Indiana, a post-village of Kosciusko co., about 14 m. S.W. of Warsaw. Bea'ver Dam, in Kentucky , a post-office of Ohio co. Bea'ver Dam, in North Carolina , a P. O. of Union co. Beaver Dam, in Ohio , a post-village of Allen co., abt. 10 m. N.E. of Lima. Beaver Dam, in Wisconsin, a flourishing city of Dodge co., on Beaver Dam creek, about 45 m. N.E. of Madison. There are here many factories and mills, and also the Way land University. Pop . (1897) abt. 6,300. Beaver Dam Creek, in Georgia , rising in Burke co., and entering Briar Creek near Jackson borough.Another in Elbert co, flows S.E. into the Savannah River, about 20. m. E. of Ellerton. Beaver Dam Creek, in Michigan, flows into the Shiawa ee River, in Saginaw co. Beaver Dam Depot, in Virginia , a post-office of Hanover co., 40 m. N.E. of Richmond. Beaver Dam River, in Wisconsin, rises in Fox Lake, Dodge co., and flows into Rock River. Bea'ver Dams, in Maryland , a village of Queen Anne co. Beaver Dams, in New York , a P. O. of Schuyler co. Bea'ver Falls, in Minnesota , a vill., cap. of Renville co, Beaʼver Falls, in New York , a post-office of Lewis co. Bea'ver Falls, in Pennsylvania , a P. O. of Beaver co. Bea'ver Head, in Montana , a S.W. county bordering on Idaho. The "Great Divide" of the Rockies extends along its S.W. boundary. Pop . 4,655. Cap . Dillon. Bea'ver Islands, a group near the N. end of Lake Michigan, between 45° 30 and 46° 50 N. Lat., and about 85° 30 W. Lon. - Big Beaver, the principal one, has an area of about 40 sq. m. Bea'ver Kill, in New York , a P. O. of Sullivan co. Beaʼver Lake, in Indiana , is situated in Jasper co., and is the largest of the lakes in that State, covering 1,600 acres. Beaʼver Lick, in Kentucky , a post-office of Boone co. Beaʼver Meadows, in Pennsylvania , a post-village of Carbon co., 11 m. from Mauch Chunk, and about 100 N.W. of Philadelphia; the neighborhood abounds in rich coal mines. Bea'ver Pond, in South Carolina, a post-office of Lexington District.