St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-07-19
rom IhAWbCr5 JOURNAL.
4 G0ntlet OJ Fire.

han her lpUr nal
c.,tyot ~. Fir.
i : nnv sover.I voo,s .;,oo ,b,t ,.,.
IN tIn. ,,.,.y;.. &C H.. Hudson Ho,. rou-
many ami I,c,ts1 ,t ,,s;r tr,,,;;pr static,
-. IIrnJ,c. n.rI nm ,Io L.nl.3 - ~.
Gran, sn,l. r;;-or v.;rI La.,Ia,.
.r,+ :, u.,. .,rr,,n,l.1 lu lr,. ,.;n,
forests and We, .anra Jr,.ary .y,mn.
,,l with ia J,nhIo Gordon If tall .tn,I.
,I. and . lnro sv;vel-o,n croyp;p,, II,
,cr,r,I w,ra-Eo,,.. ,onre r.,.,nhI;n7, =
military po,t than , corn,.,er,,al ,,.,nf
Most lonely w,s our life IN ,ba, Dis
,,,., f,ctorv with ,,,o tiara. IJ..ts fr,,,
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.Inn., r,IIr ,,!J and furi,n. .ro,,
.rorm. Inrin, NOR, th,n h,If tho ,,.r .
wh,Ic our brief SIMMER WA, ,.I,.a,,.J I,v
no more pleasant ,isitants than tn,. rue
ord vo> agrr, of the bateaux which br5't
our nrrcllandi,r. and the crave Indian
b,ntrr- who cam, 70 barter their winter
fake Of furs for our powder cloth. and
Lr.,l,u ornaments.
Nv rance of society. however wa.
>o,u,y hat orra,er for. =. assistant l,r,nr
!, WIS INV duty. Jurjnr the summer
months. I, visit our different uut-,t.,-
t,ulS: and not only >i.oular were the
character, with which thus made ac-
uI;aiu;auc.. hut wilIauI sometime, peril
ol,- the a,Iy, mare, | encountered
On one occasion remember bcin.
bound 10 Sandy's B!utf. brvond Loon
Lake. one of NV most distant cilar.r>
Ia those tIticklv woo,Ir,l regions, til,
rivers and creeks form the only highway
and, with the usual farewell cheer givri
and returned, my Indian crew and |. ii
our northwest canoe, started ol our cH.
pcdition. y pleasant midsummer voy.
ayc /; promised. leading along gentl,
rivers. bJrdcrci 10y vounv green lo.iagt
across bright. breezy lakes, and through
tie winding> OF narrow creeks. iringrd
with countless blossoms. When nj iii
came, We drew our LIGHT boat to land
and, wrapped i'll our blankets, sirp
,oundly beneath ii, shelter until davligh
cal!cd Us to resume our journey.
Two and 4 halt days had been thu
occupied, and tie afternoon ot the thlr'
law Us entering the ri-ht fork, kaskon1
>hadi. or broken water, 4 stream nott'
even iii that wild country for lt> ruggc'
gor@c> oI arrowy rapids, and lis alternat
broader stretches OF ripping, sunny
pa!c-9rccn water, which tinted the hu
ot every fish within its depths. and o
every rock and Echcn along it> borders,
But the ready philosophy OF the Indi
ul> was equal to every eXigencc as it az
pcarcd; the light, graceful action wit
which lIclr ten easily welded paddle
sent our cannoc sklmmlng along tn
stream, gradually changing, as the ad
verse current quIckened INTO Il fierce raj
i'll movement, capable of making hea
against the wild. leaping, toaming tol
rent which surge'I down on Us, or II til
. rush OF the steep incline detied the powc
OF paddles, TIE dauntlc,S rowers leape
out into the toaming flood, and girdln
. themselves with ropes. took their cane
in tow. plc>sing on from rock to roc
aIong the shallower margin OF the rive
I but still waist deep Ill the roaring, IA!
ing, tmnuituouS race of waters. whlc
almost swept them from their feet. Bl
with wells and whoop>, as against lit
). man enemy, the brave fellows batll,
ON, until ut last. brcathlcSs and we'll ni-
exhausted. thcv emerge! from the water
ordeal, and with final yell OF triumph
& which luiycrcd through the surroundiI
woods. Icapcd AGAIN into their place
y until new rapids should call them TO trc
+. +. cNcrtious; except ON one occasion, VIII,
or cataract compelled them to make
portage. when canoe and cargo we
}. mounted on their shoulders, and CARR
overland to the next smooth water
Vt length, but one more rapid roll
between lis and Loon Lake, and q mu
mur OF pleasure broke from the Indian
lips u they saw the broad sunllt spa
beyond. But the race was the wol
> upon our route: Il vertable hill Of SUI
'v ing waves, crowned bya powerful awe