Sketches of a Tour to the Lakes, of the Character and Customs of the Chippeway Indians, and of Incidents Connected with the Treaty of Fond Du Lac |
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Page 157
... paddle strike against the side of the canoe ; or the spear plunge into the deep - when all is still again . The shores , for the last twelve miles , are beautiful . The banks are bold , and the woods lovely ; and these are reflected as ...
... paddle strike against the side of the canoe ; or the spear plunge into the deep - when all is still again . The shores , for the last twelve miles , are beautiful . The banks are bold , and the woods lovely ; and these are reflected as ...
Page 171
... paddle . Our bargemen did not remit their labour , but we were soon overtaken . It contained old Neguegon , or the Wind , and his family , who , with so many others , had been to Drum- mond's island to receive presents from the British ...
... paddle . Our bargemen did not remit their labour , but we were soon overtaken . It contained old Neguegon , or the Wind , and his family , who , with so many others , had been to Drum- mond's island to receive presents from the British ...
Page 193
... paddles ; the other stands in the bow , and with the dexterity of a wire dancer , balances this " egg - shell ... paddle , by the Indian holding it , he shoots the canoe to the spot , or within reach of it , when the net is thrown over ...
... paddles ; the other stands in the bow , and with the dexterity of a wire dancer , balances this " egg - shell ... paddle , by the Indian holding it , he shoots the canoe to the spot , or within reach of it , when the net is thrown over ...
Page 200
... two thousand pounds ! The paddles are of red cedar , and are very light . The blade is not over three inches wide , except the steersman's - that is , perhaps , five . Este art There is a dumb Indian who lives near 200 TOUR TO THE LAKES .
... two thousand pounds ! The paddles are of red cedar , and are very light . The blade is not over three inches wide , except the steersman's - that is , perhaps , five . Este art There is a dumb Indian who lives near 200 TOUR TO THE LAKES .
Page 201
... paddles , and poles , and a specimen of the gum and the bark , and the wild rice , and the little hatchet , and the wattap . Wattap , are the roots of the spruce , or cedar ; and gum is the resinous substance extracted from the pine ...
... paddles , and poles , and a specimen of the gum and the bark , and the wild rice , and the little hatchet , and the wattap . Wattap , are the roots of the spruce , or cedar ; and gum is the resinous substance extracted from the pine ...
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