The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-12

gether. with the butts outward. He thu,
| produced a spliced stick about twelv.
feet long. About two feet from either
end he notched the young tree until hs
could bend the extremitles upwards: and
having so bent them. he secured the
bent portions in their places by means
OF lashlng Of rawhide. The spliced trees
now presented the rude outline Of the
section Of a boat. having the stem. keel
and stern all in one piece This having
e placed lengthwise between the
stakes. four other poles. notched in two
places. We're dashed from stake TO stake.
running erosswire TO the keel. and form
ing the knees. -Four sapllngs were now
bent from end 10 end of the upturned
portions Of the keel that represented
stem and stern. Two Of these four We're
placed above, as gunwales; two below. a.
bottom rails At each Intersection the
sticks were dashed firmly with fishing
line. The whole framework being com
plete. the stakes we're drawn out. aud
there lay upon the grouad the skeleton
OF a boat eight feet long by three broad
Frere. whose hands were blistered and
sore. would fain have rested: but the
convict would not hear Of il. '.Let US
finish" he said. regardless OF his own
fatigue; the skins will be dry II We
stop"
i can work no more" said Frere.
sulkily; II can't stand. You've got mus
eles OF iron. | suppose. I haven't
~Thev made me work when I conlin't
stand. Maurice Frere. It is wonderful
what spirit the cat gives a man. There's
nothing Ike work to get rid Of aching
muscle~-so they used TO tell me-"
well. what's 70 be lone now -
Cover the boat. There. you can act
the fat TO melt. and sew these hides to-
eether. two and two. DO you see and
then sew the pair at the necks- There
is plenty Of catgut yonder.-
Don't talk TO me as II 7 were a doe~
SAYS Frere. suddenly. "Be civil. can't |
youf' '
But the other. husilv trimmins and '
cutting at the projecting pieces Of sap {
ling. made no renlv. II l. possible that =
he thought the fatigued lieutenant be- :
meath his notice About an hour before =
shutdown the hides were ready. and !.
Dawes. having in the meanrime :
the ribs Of The skeleton with Il
w~attles. stretched the skins over Il with E
the hairy side inward. Along the edges o
this covering he bored holes At inter a
rails. and passing through these holes 4.
Of twisted skin. he drew the
whole TO the toprail Of the boat. Ope
precaution remained. Dipping the q
into the melted tallow. he G
beautifully anointed the sean OF the z
skins. The boat tins turned 1,
opsy-turvy. looked like a huge walnut n,
he'll covered with rel and reekine hide ),
II the skull Of some Titan who had been =
There cried Rufus Dawes ~
Twelve hours in the sun
D tighten the hides. and she'll swim Ike "
duck" NJ
The next day was spent in minor prep m
The jerked zoat-meat was 4.
acked s~ecurelv into a. small a compass ~
= possible. Water bags were impro- ~
lsed out Of portions Of the intestine~ Of TO
,e boats. Rufus Dawes. having filed =
ieSe with water. ran a wooden skewer -
trough their mouths. and twisted II =
Ght. %tourniquet fashion. He also strip- ,
II cylindrical pieces Of bark. and hav-I
r. sewed each cylinder at the side. f. ~
4 10 II a bottom Of the same material
ID ealked TIE seams with gum and pine
ee resin. Thus four tolershie buckets e
ere obtained. One goat skin vet re- res
aimed. and out Of this Il was determf1- an
10 make n sail. The current was.o,
roug." said Rufus Dawes. "and vel
all not be able to row far with such -
~ as we have got. II we get a breeze WI
may a v our lives" II WIS impos- ng'
lie to -step" a mast in the frail his loo
I structure. but this difficulty was o~ver- I
me by a simple contrivsnce. From lin.
70 thwart two poles were bound. NJ
4 the mast. lashed between these pole. Al
thongs Of rawhide. was secured nv -
Of twisted fishing line running no
e and aft Sheets Of bark were placed wa
the bottom Of the craft. and made a | s.
e flooring. II was late In the after ear
IN Of the fourth day that these prep ach
tions were completed. and II was de- min
ed that on the morrow they should -
the journey. I'VE will coast -
vn to the bar" said Rufus Dawes.
ID wait for the slack Of the tide. The
do no more now" chill
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