. Canadian forest industries 1905-1906. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. January, 1905 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 51 taining firm hold of the strap. He whirled on Peters and swung the instrument in one mighty sweep straight for the foeman's head. Peters was pre- pared and, skilled in Rugby football, tackled sudden and strong. Down the two went while T, throwing nivself on the infuriated McWhinnie's feet, held on with the hug of a bear, at the same time calling with might and main for the guides. McWhinnie was barking: "Let me up and I'
. Canadian forest industries 1905-1906. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. January, 1905 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 51 taining firm hold of the strap. He whirled on Peters and swung the instrument in one mighty sweep straight for the foeman's head. Peters was pre- pared and, skilled in Rugby football, tackled sudden and strong. Down the two went while T, throwing nivself on the infuriated McWhinnie's feet, held on with the hug of a bear, at the same time calling with might and main for the guides. McWhinnie was barking: "Let me up and I'll do for the two of ; all the while fighting and heaving into mighty contortions, and Peters, every time he could get enough breath to articulate, interpolated: "I'll ex- plain all. McWhnnie, when you are calm. I'll ex- plain ; "I don't want your explanations!" "Help us to hold him for a minute; he's had a fit," said Peters to the guides. They joined in the melee, and we soon had the enraged McWhinnie spreadeagled on the wharf. Peters sat himself down on the helpless man's chest and began: "Now, McWhinnie, you've flown off the handle again. That is an all'; '1 Get off me!'' "You adopted too narrow-minded a course. You set your mind on one sort of alligator only, and that the common insect one. Here I have shown you a unique creation enly to le met with in this part of the world " "Let me up and I'll talk to you!" "There ridts the most wonderful steamer you have ever seen, and the name of its class is 'alligator.' There are quite a number in this vast region of bush, and they are all 'alligators.' They are the Canadian fresh-water alligators. Can you guess why they are so named?" "Get off me and I'll " "They are called alligators because they can run on water or land indiscriminately. They are used to tow rafts of logs down these wilderness streams. The waterways here ate ric
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