 June, when the rivers swell to an immense height ; the logs then float down a distance of 200 miles, being followed by the gang in pitpans (a kind of flat-bottomed canoe) to disengage them from the branches of the overhanging trees, until they are stopped...  The countries of the world - Seite 28von Robert Brown - 1876Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1829 - 436 Seiten
...trucking ceases, the cattle are turned into the pasture, and the trucks, tools, &c. are housed. The rain pours down incessantly till about the middle of June,...immense height ; the logs then float down a distance of two hundred miles, being followed by the gang in pitpans (a kind of flatbottomed canoe), to disengage... | |
 | 1832 - 406 Seiten
...the course of a few hours, when all trucking ceases. About the middle of June the rivers are swollen to an immense height. The logs then float down a distance of two hundred miles, being followed by the gang in pitpans (a kind of flat-bottomed canoe), to disengage... | |
 | 1836 - 496 Seiten
...the course of a few hours, when all trucking ceases. About the middle of June the rivers are swollen to an immense height. The logs then float down a distance of two hundred miles, being followed by the gang in pitpans (a kind of flatbottomed canoe), to disengage... | |
 | 1843 - 798 Seiten
...the course of a few hours, when all trucking ceases. About the middle of June the rivers are swollen to an immense height. The logs then float down a distance of two hundred miles, being followed by the gang in pitpans, (a kind of flat-bottomed canoe,) to disengage... | |
 | 1843 - 488 Seiten
...the course of a few hours, when all trucking ceases. About the middle of June the rivers are swollen to an immense height. The logs then float down a distance of two hundred miles, being followed by the gang in pitpans (a kind of flatbottomed canoe), to disengage... | |
 | Curiosities - 1849 - 192 Seiten
...when all the trucking ceases, the cattle are turned into pasture, and the trucks' gear, tools, Sic., are housed. The rain now pours down incessantly till...immense height. The logs then float down a distance of two hundred miles, being followed by the gang in pitpans (a kind of canoe), to disengage them from... | |
 | Ephraim George Squier - 1855 - 496 Seiten
...all trucking ceases ; the cattle are turned into the pasture, and the trucks, gear, and tools, etc., are housed. "The rain now pours down incessantly till...being followed by the gangs in pitpans (a kind of rial-bottomed canoe) to disengage them from the. brandies of the overhanging trees, until they are... | |
 | 1861 - 588 Seiten
...hours, vi hen all trucking ceases ; the cattle are turned into the pasture, and the trucks, gear, and tools, &c., are housed. The rain now pours down incessantly...immense height. The logs then float down a distance, in some instances, of 200 miles, being followed by the gangs in pitpans, to disengage them from the... | |
 | Scientific and technical reader - 1869 - 408 Seiten
...The cattle are turned into the pasture, and the trucks, gear, and tools are housed for the season. The rain now pours down incessantly till about the...200 miles, being followed by the gangs in pit-pans to disengage them from the branches of overhanging trees, until they are stopped by a boom placed in... | |
 | Peter Lund Simmonds, William Henry Giles Kingston - 1846 - 562 Seiten
...— then all this activity and exertion so ill corresponding with the silent hour of midnight, makes it wear more the appearance of some theatrical exhibition,...down a distance of 200 miles, being followed by the gang in pitpans (a kind of flat-bottomed canoe) to disengage them from the branches of the overhanging... | |
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