. The land of the muskeg [microform]. Hunting; Chasse. ^^^^mmf^mm â Mm mmmmmmmsm^mimm f *i rHK pi<:ace iuwim 27 feet \v;de, with an eioht-mile current, and Is said to be very deep, Tlie water is so muddy that one can hear the sand hiss in the stream, and even a bucketful will make a sHght noise when freshly drawn. Our first move was 10 take tlxe goods across. 'J^he only available scow, a punt-like boat, leaked alarmingly, and it seemed hardly safe to load it with the whole of our possessions, which weiglied nearly twenty- five hundred pounds. However, we knew that it was getting late, and t
. The land of the muskeg [microform]. Hunting; Chasse. ^^^^mmf^mm â Mm mmmmmmmsm^mimm f *i rHK pi<:ace iuwim 27 feet \v;de, with an eioht-mile current, and Is said to be very deep, Tlie water is so muddy that one can hear the sand hiss in the stream, and even a bucketful will make a sHght noise when freshly drawn. Our first move was 10 take tlxe goods across. 'J^he only available scow, a punt-like boat, leaked alarmingly, and it seemed hardly safe to load it with the whole of our possessions, which weiglied nearly twenty- five hundred pounds. However, we knew that it was getting late, and that we should only be able to make one trip before nightfall, so we piled our stores and goods into the ferry, and hunted the neighbourhood for Indian help. Akanan, an Indian called Piddlicks (the native rendering of Frederick), and a half-witted man named Monias, were pressed into our service, and soon we were ready to start. After many adieus to Charley, and expres- sions of gratitude to Mr. M'Donald, we set out for the farther shore. On account of the swiftness of the river we were forced to go up the stream for more than a mile before we le^t the bank, and very arduous work it was; but finally we decided that we might safely turn , and in a moment were whirlino- in the swift current. A man who has nev(.'- rowed in rapid waters can have no idea of the teeling of utter helplessness which comes over one at such a. ^!oMAS. 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
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjecthunting, bookyear1895
