. The making of a great Canadian railway; the story of the search for and discovery of the search for and discovery of the route, and the constru ction of the nearly completed Grand trunk Pacific railway from the Atlantic to the Pacific, with some account of the hardships and stirring adventures of its constructors in unexplored country . ound broadside and crashed intoa projecting bleached carcase of a tree which had beencaught by the river and tossed on one side, to form aserious obstacle to travel. The force of the collision stovein the frail canoe. Lecours made a spring and landedon the lo
. The making of a great Canadian railway; the story of the search for and discovery of the search for and discovery of the route, and the constru ction of the nearly completed Grand trunk Pacific railway from the Atlantic to the Pacific, with some account of the hardships and stirring adventures of its constructors in unexplored country . ound broadside and crashed intoa projecting bleached carcase of a tree which had beencaught by the river and tossed on one side, to form aserious obstacle to travel. The force of the collision stovein the frail canoe. Lecours made a spring and landedon the log, while his luckless companion was thrown intothe water. The stentorian shouts of Lecours attracted theattention of McGrath, who, grasping Mustards desperateplight, ran into the bank and hurried to his assist-ance, Lecours appearing to be safe for the time great effort Mustard was hauled ashore, but whenMcGrath looked round for Lecours he had treacherous log upon which he had taken refugehad collapsed under his weight, throwing him into theturmoil of the raging waters, and he was nowhere to beseen. Diligent search was made for the body, but thelateness of the season prevented its recovery, and so therelentless ice and snow settled down upon the scene ofthe tragedy and walled in the unlucky canoemans c Ea o »i> ■3^ S MS -a o ^.E ti u 3 7 He ^ n ^ O -1 ^ ^ Ml ~ c ••^ c 5j l; ^o BUSH FIRES 81 But the greatest summer peril was from bush fires,which rage with terrific fury and are of frequent occurrencethroughout New Ontario, the spruce, jack-pine, andother indigenous resinous trees providing excellent fuelfor the flames. The danger from this terror of the forestwas not so much in regard to human life, as to the destruc-tion of precious provisions hauled in and cached for thesucceeding winter, the loss of which might have jeopardisedthe welfare of a whole survey party. Once this devastatingfiend secures a firm grip it roars viciously.
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