T. W. Gibson, Ontario Deputy Minister of Mines, Letter to G. W. Bartlett, Superintendent, Algonquin Park, May 9, 1917

Will you kindly forward Mr. James Park, Lavant Station, Ontario, three live beaver, at your early convenience. These are to be turned loose in the townships of Dalhousie and Lavant, under the auspices of the North Lanark Board of Agriculture, of which Mr. Park is the Secretary. These people have promised to look after the beaver and see that they receive every possible protection. […]