. An historical and descriptive account of British America [microform] : comprehending Canada Upper and Lower, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, the Bermudas, and the fur countries, their history from the earliest settlement, the statistics and topography of each district, their commerce ... : to which is added a full detail of the principles and best modes of emigration. Hudson's Bay Company; Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson; Natural history; Sciences naturelles. riNG are alone ropiSy and f the total less than iz. twelve ivhich nine ragalus, of !?, of which oy Dougl
. An historical and descriptive account of British America [microform] : comprehending Canada Upper and Lower, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, the Bermudas, and the fur countries, their history from the earliest settlement, the statistics and topography of each district, their commerce ... : to which is added a full detail of the principles and best modes of emigration. Hudson's Bay Company; Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson; Natural history; Sciences naturelles. riNG are alone ropiSy and f the total less than iz. twelve ivhich nine ragalus, of !?, of which oy Douglas, ^uent plant ites, affords [ of indigo. ;ntioned hy grow ahun- w^an and the quantity of the seashore, 1 marmots. a PLANTS BELONGING TO BRITISH AMERICA. 319 of the pines. Bark-canoes, or " canots du nord," arc so essential to every exploratory expedition in these regions, and are so admirably adapted by their lightness to overcome the impediments offered to the navigation of the lakes and rivers by the peculiar features of the country, that we make no apology for introducing a description of them from the pen of an American writer: Although they are made nearly on the same model, yet there is great difference in their speed, burden, and soundness, according to the skill manifested in their construction. A canoe of this kind is generally con- structed of ribs of cedar bent so as to impart to it its proper form, the ends being secured to a band that forms the superior edge of the vessel and acts as a gunwale ; ever these ribs the birch-bark is laid in as large pieces as possible, generally so that there shall be but two longitudinal seams, and two or three transverse ; be- tween the bark and the ribs very thin splints of cedar are placed so as to prevent the bark from splitting ; all the joints are sewed with long threads obtained by splitting the roots of a tree called by the voyageurs epinette, and which is probably a spruce. To this thread the term watap used by th
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