. The New York coach-maker's magazine. TURN-OUT-SEAT PHAETON. — A in. scale Designed expressly for the Netb York Coach-makers Magazine. Explained on page DEVOTED TO THE LITERARY, SOCIAL, AND MECHANICAL INTERESTS OF THE CRAFT. Vol. XII. NEW YORK, OCTOBER, 1870. No. 5 ARCTIC TRAVELING IN WINTER. The morning of December 13th dawned clear, cold,and still, with a temperature of thirty-one degrees belowzero; but, as the sun did not rise until half-past ten, itwas nearly noon before we could get our drivers together,and our dogs harnessed for a start. Our little party often men presented quite a
. The New York coach-maker's magazine. TURN-OUT-SEAT PHAETON. — A in. scale Designed expressly for the Netb York Coach-makers Magazine. Explained on page DEVOTED TO THE LITERARY, SOCIAL, AND MECHANICAL INTERESTS OF THE CRAFT. Vol. XII. NEW YORK, OCTOBER, 1870. No. 5 ARCTIC TRAVELING IN WINTER. The morning of December 13th dawned clear, cold,and still, with a temperature of thirty-one degrees belowzero; but, as the sun did not rise until half-past ten, itwas nearly noon before we could get our drivers together,and our dogs harnessed for a start. Our little party often men presented quite a novel and picturesque appear-ance in their gavly-embroidered fur coats, red sashes, andyellow fox-skin hoods, as they assembled in a body beforeour house to bid good-by to the Ispravink and the heavily-loaded sledges were ranged in a line infront of the door, and almost a hundred dogs were spring-ing frantically against their harnesses, and raising deafen-ing howls of impatience as we came out of the house intothe still, frosty atmosphere. We bade every body good-by, received a hearty God bless you, boys ! from theMajor, and were oft* in a
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