(6) The insects were innumerable. The mosquito, gnat, deer-fly and horse-fly were most annoying. Honey-bees were plentiful.,

     Of the reptiles, there were four species of lizards, and two of turtles. The snakes were the green, the checkered, the striped, the blow snake, the adder, the water snake, the massassauger, the blue-racer and black snake.

     Of the fish, (without attempting to give scientific names,) there were the shiner, chub, horned-dace, perch, black-gills, sun fish, roach, dog fish, bill fish, bull head, rock bass, silver bass, black bass, suckers, mullet, and pickerel.

     Of the birds, there were the humming, chipping bird, cat-bird, sparrow, ground-bird, chajuck, blue bird, yellow-bird, robin, cherry bird, red-robin, redbird, phoebe, cuckoo, mourning dove, pigeon, lark, thrush, kill-deer, king bird, bobolink, blue-jay, snipe, quail, woodcock, partridge, whipporwill, loon, herron, crane, raven, buzzard, prarie hen and wild turkey. There were five species of wood-peckers, three of black birds, two of swallows, three of hawks, three of owls, two of eagles, and four of ducks.

     Of the animals, there were the chip-munck, gopher, flying squirrel, red, black, grey and fox squirrels. There were the grey, silver grey, red and black fox. There were the porcupine, woodchuck, racoon, hare, weasel, mink, muskrat, otter, martin, badger, wild cat, lynx, wolf, bear, deer and elk. Skunks, rats and crows did not make their appearance until several years after the Settlement of the place.