 | Alexander Henry - 1809 - 364 pages
...down the tree, the girth of which was not less than three fathom. The women, at first, opposed the undertaking, because our axes, being only of a pound...article at the time much wanted, at length prevailed. j ' t Accordingly, in the morning, we surrounded the tree, both men and women, as many at a time as... | |
 | Sir John Richardson, William Swainson, William Kirby - 1829 - 418 pages
...down the tree, the girth of which was not less than three fathoms. The women, at first, opposed the undertaking, because our axes being only of a pound...Bear, and obtaining from its fat a great quantity • REONABD'S Journ. to Lapland. (PINKEHTON'S Voy. ro). ip 194.) f Ii r 11 - » Diiin-l: Lapland. (Idem.... | |
 | 1835 - 566 pages
...cutting down the tree, the girth of which was not less than three fathoms. The women at first opposed the undertaking, because our axes, being only of a pound...Accordingly, in the morning we surrounded the tree, hoth men and women, as many at a time as could conveniently work at it ; and there we toiled like beavers... | |
 | Richard King - 1836 - 676 pages
...the morning, to assist in cutting down the tree, the girth of which was not less than three fathoms. In the morning we surrounded the tree, both men and...as many at a time as could conveniently work at it ; and there we toiled, like beavers, till the sun went down. This day's work carried us about half-way... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - 1839 - 382 pages
...cutting down the tree, the girth of which was not less than three fathom. The women at first opposed the undertaking, because our axes, being only of a pound...a half weight, were not well adapted to so heavy a labor ; but the hope of finding a large bear, and obtaining from its fat a great quantity of oil, an... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - 1841 - 374 pages
...there were no tracks on the snow, there was reason to believe that a bear lay concealed in the tree. great quantity of oil, an article at the time much...as many at a time as could conveniently work at it ; and here we toiled like beaver till the sun went down. This day's work carried us about half way... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - 1844 - 368 pages
...cutting down the tree, the girth of which was not less than three fathom. The women at first opposed the undertaking, because our axes, being only of a pound...a half weight, were not well adapted to so heavy a labor ; but the hope of finding a large bear, and obtaining from its fat a great quantity of oil, an... | |
 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft - 1851 - 536 pages
...because our axes, being only of a pound and a half weight, were not well adapted to so heavy a labor; but the hope of finding a large bear, and obtaining...as many at a time as could conveniently work at it; and here we toiled like beavers till the sun went down. This day.s work carried us about half way through... | |
 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft - 1851 - 528 pages
...cutting down the tree, the girth of which was not less than three fathoms. The women at first opposed the undertaking, because our axes, being only of a pound...a half weight, were not well adapted to so heavy a labor; but the hope of finding a large bear, and obtaining from its fat a great quantity of oil, an... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - 1852 - 402 pages
...there were no tracks on the snow, there was reason to believe that a bear lay concealed in the tree. great quantity of oil, an article at the time much...as many at a time as could conveniently work at it; and here we toiled like beaver till the sun went down. This day's work carried us about half way through... | |
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... but the hope of finding a large bear, and obtaining from its fat a great quantity of oil, an article at the time much wanted, at length prevailed. Accordingly in the morning we surrounded the tree, both men and women, as many at a time as could conveniently... 
