 | John Frost - 1852 - 708 páginas
...there was reason to believe that a bear lay concealed in the tree. ALEXANDER HENRY'S CAPTIVITY. 317 great quantity of oil, an article at the time much...Accordingly, in the morning, we surrounded the tree, hoth men and women, as many at a time as could conveniently work at it ; and here we toiled like beaver... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - 1853 - 394 páginas
...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...Accordingly, in the morning, we surrounded the tree, both men ana women, as many at a time as could conveniently work at it ; and here we toiled like beaver till... | |
 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft - 1853 - 534 páginas
...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... | |
 | John George Wood - 1855 - 492 páginas
...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...as many at a time as could conveniently work at it, and there we toiled like beavers till the sun went down. This daji's work carried us about half way... | |
 | 1857 - 414 páginas
...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...in the morning, we surrounded the tree, -both men ana women, as many at a time as could conveniently work at it ; and here we toiled like beaver till... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1863 - 832 páginas
...undertaking, because the axes they had beui;; only a pound and a half in weight, were not well adapted to such labour ; but the hope of finding a large bear, and...a great quantity of oil — an article at the time mucL wanted — at length prevailed. Accordingly, in the morning, the party surrounded the tree, both... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1866 - 584 páginas
...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...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 ua about half-way... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1866 - 582 páginas
...fathoms. The women at first opposed the undertaking, because our axes being only of a pound and я half weight were not well adapted to so heavy a labour...as many at a time as could conveniently work at it ; and there we toiled like beavers till the Bun went down. This day's work carried us about half-way... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1871 - 838 páginas
...undertaking, becaxise the axes they had being only a pound and a half in weight, were not well adapted to such labour ; but the hope of finding a large bear, and...at length prevailed. Accordingly, in the morning, the party surrounded the tree, both men and women, aa many as could conveniently work at it at a time;... | |
 | Thomas Jackson - 1874 - 296 páginas
...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...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 abour half-way... | |
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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... 
