The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-01-31


10th man and beast experience much incon-
Ncnlcncr from the cold Often. when dris-
'ns boat up rapids. ice forms upon the poles
in the mems hands, which are already >ncold
and >tli' that they can scarcely retain their
Gra>lr vet an in>tanl'> rr>>ation al cNvrtinn
would be- trau.ht with imminent peril /" life
and FOODS. The oxen. attached TO LONG
li"htly loadcd >!rd>. are driven over rough
mry tracks. In crG<>in. lar"r streams We
@ry"hr tn" oxen and swim them over If
we have Ho boat, "A raft Is constructed ulmm
which our effects are transported, when we
revoke and pursue our roa,c a> hcicr,. Unr
cattle are often very reluctant to enter the
water whilst the anchor i,c runs, and the cold
has already begun 10 con-r;it II >urlt-,.''-
Lakes are crossed ulmh the Ice, which hot
nnirciucmtiv breaks in. Mr. Springer gives
az account of a journey he made, when this
misfortune happened, and len oNer at one
lille were strn-.lin. IN the chilling waters
"i ba>kahc-san Lake. They were all go; out
hc 'eil> 'iS although r"e~u" un;!cr such cir-
'"''i>'a'i'e> """ld appear a!m''>; h"l"ie>>
standing t4Yon TIA. ed - oi the ice, :, ;i.an
wa> placed 4. ii" side oi each ox to keep hl>
''' ''' =. "''''' we ""!"A'' one al d
"''' '''!'c i"''''" me Fv''> Vi
his horns. the warp Was carried forward AID
'''''' u 'e niue "Aci' "a l"aii tlOt had
'o' ''''"'" i''' WHOSE services On this o "a
W. VT! necessary. \ >ir"n" man was
i''' ,''' ''' '' ~ '''' 'i-'- - iiat mum"
.''' "A y i''> i"Fi'>' E' was able /" pres the
'N' WV" " 'i'' r'isc MS shniiurr up "h The
"'''' '''' warp oxen ""A-H pun linen
.,' W Hall ''' i'"r y" h'i lhei! Time
"a - "'''' III '' almost incredible short un,e
VIC 'i'I '''''i' al >a'''N ""'' and drove them
'''N "i"'" 'l' !"Hh' h''r'H mir- We lcti
our >''''> III 'i' water with the hay, i''iiin-
"'" Il i'" ,dfhI'iu!- Whl'h W. earned {" ;n'
shore I" ruh The Oxen G""n With F"pr IL
lows they seemed nearly chile! /" death
and >lI"'h a. 1t they would tail 10 pieces
- great !, ;hc labor OF taking oxen 10 tic
forest every iaIl-o!trn l" a distance "t i've
huhircd mi-'> mt" the ln;rr!"r-tlai iir
wo"d-cutirr> sometimes lc''" thcm,whrn the!
:" d"''n >ir'a" IA '"c >irIn1. t" =ct thcir
own hNnG IN The wilderness. anh h"nt Them
Hp a-Hin IN the autumn lh'! thrive iInri!
Il! The Interval, aad =; rc!E Wild All d...-;'.t
L. catch: tat when ii last -UhiU.at.d. they
rNIarNiN rc,"-al@v thor masters. ana are.
pleased '">"r i"''n. p''i>:""iliy they dis
"ii'dF in i!.' COURSE "i the SUMMER. and are
I''.i -! d" 'i'''.'. '"'! ar theh SUPPOSED /"
nave : I =" i''I'i o' c1>i- az Z" htfr hron de-
'"urrt l.! wciEc> or iv bears winch .;!>o are
hn"Nn +" i;i'''A ">rn-
An indt'"!Ga. who owned Il very line '>iN
an team turned them INT" the w"ol> Ia browse
il a new rr-:"m ol c"Hiltry- l.atr IN the eve
nlnE, hl> attention WIS arrested t'y the bel
loving ot one of them. Il continued ior an
hour or two, then ceased altogether The
night was dark, and a. the ox WIS more than
a mile distant. ii was thurol,i un, a.!,i>aliI,.tn
Venture IN search OF HIM until morning. 4
soon a> ,ia,li.ht appeared. the owner started,
in COMPANY with another nan. Ia investigate
the cause OF the nproar. Passing on aI,uut
mile. he found one of hi> best oxen ,rn>tra,r.
and. on examination. there was found a hole
eaten into ihc tllichr>t part OF his hind quar-