. The land of the muskeg [microform]. Hunting; Chasse. lah had yet we and we rolling ind, and lere was ain was eak and out, and seemed he low^er we were :turn to- ountains, :ing our the half- 1 plained d to be 3aukhan had not Dpelessly plunged, the mud, ness nor d to cut ;he com- icceed in oner for ^ huxgi:r and cold 199 close upon two hours. By the time we halted for lunch every one was worn-out. Many of us walked leaning upon two sticks, utterly exhausted. The repacking of the horses seemed almost impossible, and the lighbi;^st duty a superhuman effort. For some distance the muskeg continued
. The land of the muskeg [microform]. Hunting; Chasse. lah had yet we and we rolling ind, and lere was ain was eak and out, and seemed he low^er we were :turn to- ountains, :ing our the half- 1 plained d to be 3aukhan had not Dpelessly plunged, the mud, ness nor d to cut ;he com- icceed in oner for ^ huxgi:r and cold 199 close upon two hours. By the time we halted for lunch every one was worn-out. Many of us walked leaning upon two sticks, utterly exhausted. The repacking of the horses seemed almost impossible, and the lighbi;^st duty a superhuman effort. For some distance the muskeg continued ; dark pines overhead shut out the licjht of the leaden sun ;. 'THK HARD GUOUM) tangled branches caught our feet; deep slushy mud impeded our weary steps. Suddenly from the front of the train there came a cry of ' The hard ground ! the hard ground !' and in a few moments we emerged from the thick swampy forest in which we had been travelling for so man)- days, into open country and a firm soil. The ground sloped gently away from us in a rolling plain, »( r '. 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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