. Canadian forest industries July-December 1920. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. October IT), 1!)3o CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER. Anton Selander, Montreal Business and Pleasure in Sweden By Anton Selander, , Montreal Wlicii the first two weeks were passed in June we boys l)egan to be very nervous. Anders, the old man's cook, coachman, valet and so forth was called in conference in regard to the prospective journey to Snurrevallen up in the north of Sweden. Now, Anders was a person that knew exactly what the old man wanted, hav
. Canadian forest industries July-December 1920. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. October IT), 1!)3o CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER. Anton Selander, Montreal Business and Pleasure in Sweden By Anton Selander, , Montreal Wlicii the first two weeks were passed in June we boys l)egan to be very nervous. Anders, the old man's cook, coachman, valet and so forth was called in conference in regard to the prospective journey to Snurrevallen up in the north of Sweden. Now, Anders was a person that knew exactly what the old man wanted, having been in his service for over thirty years. We boys were not call- ed on, so we just waited to hear the result of the conference. Later the old man told us that it was decided to go up to the mountains to look over some timber that the government offered for sale and that after looking over the timber lots, we should go up to Snurrevallen to fish for trout and greyling for three weeks and stay at our club. A specification of provisions and wets were made out, and four guides were sent up at once to overhaul the boats. â These boats are made similar to a canoe but somewhat larger, are very light and can easily be poled up stream. They are made of half inch thick pine and painted outside and inside. Our flotilla was red outside and white inside. Oars were used to propel the boat forward except in going up rapids when the boat was poled. In the forend was a block with a rope about three hundred feet long and the end of the rope was attached to a stone used as an anchor in the rapids. On the 26th of June we took the train from Avesta to Insjon, a jpurney of three hours, and then the boat,_ a fine boat where you could get a meal and drinks as good as any hotel in the old world. As soon as the dinner bell rang on the boat we boys were at it hungry as wolves as boys always are. The boat traversed Lake Siljan, a beautiful lake fifty miles long, and along the shores, embedded in pin
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