Salmon-fishing in Canada, by a resident [W.A. Adamson] ed. by sir J.E. Alexander |
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Page 73
... complete . The description of tent which I have found to answer all purposes of shelter and portability , is made of American twilled cotton ; its shape will be better understood by the accompanying sketch than by whole pages of ...
... complete . The description of tent which I have found to answer all purposes of shelter and portability , is made of American twilled cotton ; its shape will be better understood by the accompanying sketch than by whole pages of ...
Page 153
... complete puzzle to his acquaintances where he ob- tained all the old hats he wore . That he changed his hats frequently was evident , for none of them ever bore the same shape for two days together ; their forms were mul- titudinous ...
... complete puzzle to his acquaintances where he ob- tained all the old hats he wore . That he changed his hats frequently was evident , for none of them ever bore the same shape for two days together ; their forms were mul- titudinous ...
Page 184
... complete fever from the fly poison circulating in our veins , the heat excelled the fever , and our bodies were literally in a melting condition . We endeavoured to find relief by lying upon the bare floor , with no covering but a ...
... complete fever from the fly poison circulating in our veins , the heat excelled the fever , and our bodies were literally in a melting condition . We endeavoured to find relief by lying upon the bare floor , with no covering but a ...
Page 223
... complete failure this year . Salmon , from all accounts , a Sorry I cannot say as much for the flies , to which the Egyptian plague must have been a trifle . " June 24th . Last night the Indian whom we had hired with his canoe , left us ...
... complete failure this year . Salmon , from all accounts , a Sorry I cannot say as much for the flies , to which the Egyptian plague must have been a trifle . " June 24th . Last night the Indian whom we had hired with his canoe , left us ...
Page 230
... one of their most experienced and clever servants , to complete the survey of the northern coast of America , left unfinished by the last - named explorers . and bring in the furs , and as many voyageurs 230 SALMON FISHING IN CANADA .
... one of their most experienced and clever servants , to complete the survey of the northern coast of America , left unfinished by the last - named explorers . and bring in the furs , and as many voyageurs 230 SALMON FISHING IN CANADA .
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