. The land of the muskeg [microform]. Hunting; Chasse. â ! !3 â r 172 rui' i,A\n oi' vwv. miski-c. large patches of ' devil's clubs' {Fatsia horrida). The [)lant grew to the height of about two feet ; the leaves are very large, and have a mildly innocent appearance. But the stalk under the big leaves is covered with long and intensely sharp thorns, which pierce the llesh and break off, causing a painful sore. The order of our march was as follows:âDaukhan walked first, selecting the best road, and clearing the more impene- trable thickets with a hatchet or hunting- knife. Next came John, w
. The land of the muskeg [microform]. Hunting; Chasse. â ! !3 â r 172 rui' i,A\n oi' vwv. miski-c. large patches of ' devil's clubs' {Fatsia horrida). The [)lant grew to the height of about two feet ; the leaves are very large, and have a mildly innocent appearance. But the stalk under the big leaves is covered with long and intensely sharp thorns, which pierce the llesh and break off, causing a painful sore. The order of our march was as follows:âDaukhan walked first, selecting the best road, and clearing the more impene- trable thickets with a hatchet or hunting- knife. Next came John, with an a.^e, with which he chopped off the thicker branches, and generally did the heavy work, under the guidance of Daukhan. Then followed Allah, mooning along with his toes turned in, without an axe and without having any share in the work ; in fact simply taking gentle and beneficial exercise at our expense. It must be remembered that we had brought him with us for two reasonsâfirstly, because we wanted an axe-man ; and secondly, because he said he knew the route to APLeod through the pass. I think he had been there, but, as the event proved, any babe. rillC AXK-MKN HAD To CMIAR A I'ATIl. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Somerset, H. Somers (Henry Somers). London : W. Heinemann
Size: 1846px × 1353px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjecthunting, bookyear1895
