Excerpt from McGill Outlook, Vol. 4: November 14, 1901 Suddenly his foot breaks through, sticks firmly, and compels him to crawl out on hands and knees, the frog slime Oozing up his sleeves and down his shoes. Now a sluggish stream cuts the trail, and across it a few small tamaracks have been thrown. As the weight comes On them they bend, sinking far below the water, and so the unfortunate packer has not only to balance him self, but also to feel with his feet as he goes along where the bridge is. Usually the day was hot ...
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Excerpt from McGill Outlook, Vol. 4: November 14, 1901 Suddenly his foot breaks through, sticks firmly, and compels him to crawl out on hands and knees, the frog slime Oozing up his sleeves and down his shoes. Now a sluggish stream cuts the trail, and across it a few small tamaracks have been thrown. As the weight comes On them they bend, sinking far below the water, and so the unfortunate packer has not only to balance him self, but also to feel with his feet as he goes along where the bridge is. Usually the day was hot and sultry, with the flies and mosquitoes in great numbers. The longest of these muskeg portages was a mile and three-quarters. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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