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adickey alforjas aluminum ample aparejo boot bags bight blanket bowline buckskin camp canoe carry center of load CHAPTER cinch hook cooking outfit Crisco crosstree hitch DIAMOND HITCH drawing duffle easily end of rope equipment foot grasps the running half hitch heavy henequen HITCH FIG hobbles hold slack horse's back Hudson's Bay Company inches kersey cloth komatik kyacks lash rope left hand leggings light loose end moleskin ning rope ordinary outer shirt pack animal pack cloth pack horse pack saddle pair pass pemmican poles portage pounds protect provisions ready to tighten rear fork rear forward riding saddle rifle right hand roll running rope saddle seat sawbuck sealskin secure shoes side pack side rope slip snow snowshoes snugly socks standing rope supply tent thong throw toboggan top of load top of pack trail trousers tump line United States cavalry waterproof canvas weather weight woolen worn
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Page 26 - Indeed it is claimed for this mixture that the dead will rise and flee from its compounded odor as they would flee from eternal torment. It certainly should ward off such little creatures as black flies and mosquitoes.
Page 114 - This garment is slipped on over the head like a shirt, and has a hood attached to draw over the cap as a neck and head protection. The neck opening is large enough to permit the head to pass through it without the necessity of a buttoned opening in front, for no matter how closely buttoned a garment may be drifting snow will find its way in. In length the adickey reaches half way between hip and knees and is made circular at the bottom.
Page 14 - Experienced canoemen pole up minor rapids. Poles for this purpose can usually be cut at the point where they are needed, but pole
Page 131 - At least a year's experience is necessary to enable a white man to handle a dog team with anything approaching efficiency, and even then one cannot hope to approach the performance of an Eskimo.