. Forest life and forest trees [microform] : comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure : with descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick. Forests and forestry; Forests and forestry; Forest reserves; Forest reserves; Outdoor life; Forêts et sylviculture; Forêts et sylviculture; Réserves forestières; Réserves forestières; Plein air. FOKKST LI IK. 89 ilicablo to d to inako hicli wero oxen was of the ice, be used to II the line I hay, Sco. ttached to ) briuf^ up jcl—all of too much ir ))assa<^e I forward, lake, cov- d buckl
. Forest life and forest trees [microform] : comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure : with descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick. Forests and forestry; Forests and forestry; Forest reserves; Forest reserves; Outdoor life; Forêts et sylviculture; Forêts et sylviculture; Réserves forestières; Réserves forestières; Plein air. FOKKST LI IK. 89 ilicablo to d to inako hicli wero oxen was of the ice, be used to II the line I hay, Sco. ttached to ) briuf^ up jcl—all of too much ir ))assa<^e I forward, lake, cov- d buckled way, \VG ! late, and towering ing forest. lake with nits elose- iig gained ird again crossed, ight than ably con- 'cposed to icapacity jurths of and all, hich pro- icded cracked ami weakened the ice. Tiic alarm was given along the line, when tlie other teams stopi)ed ; and while we wero preparing w extricate those already in, the next team of four oxen dropped in also ; and liiially they were all in at once, ex- cept the reserve jiair. Had they kept in motion, jirohably tho foremost teams might have escaped ; but, iijion stopping, the ico gradually settled, when in they went. There we were on that bleak spot, with the shades of niglit fast settling down upon ns, and ten oxen struggling in the benumbing waters : business enough, thought we. ^Standing U])on the edge of the ice, a irum was placed l)y tho side of each ox to keeji his head out of the water. We unyoked one at a time, and, throwing a rope round the roots of his horns, the warjt was carried forward and attached to the little oxen, whose services on this occasion were very neci'ssary. A strong man was jdaced on the ice at the edge, so that, lilting the ox by his horns, he was able to press the ice down and raise his shoul- <ler uj) on the vd<:e, when the warp-oxen wonld pull them out. For half an hour we had a lively time of it, and in ;i. almost incredible short time we had them all safely out, and dro
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