Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick

CHAPTER II.

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The Pine twenty-five Years ago.--Its rapid Disappearance.--Explorations.--Outfit.--Up-river Journeying.--Its Distance.--Mode of Nightly Encampment.--Cooking.--Disturbed Slumbers. --Ludicrous Fright.--Deer.--Encounter with Bears.--Mode of Exploring. --Forest Observatory.--Climbing Trees.--The Emotions excited by the View.--Necessity of Compass.--Nature's Compass.--The Return.-- Annoyances from mischievous Bears.--Stumpage.--Permits.--Outfit and Return.--Crossing Carrying-places.--A Strong Man.--Skill of Boatmen.--Item of personal Experience.--Blind Path.--A Family in the Wilderness.--Things to be considered in locating Camps 44