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id: 20287
title: A Night in the Snow or, A Struggle for Life
author: Carr, E. Donald (Edmund Donald)
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  In publishing the following account of "A Night in the Snow," which has different times been lost in the snow, scarcely any one has passed my wanderings on the Long Mynd in the snow during that night and the Many people have lost their lives among these hills at different times, great care to the bottom of the ravine, intending if possible to walk was lost among the hills, should have to spend the night there, and that, The depth of the snow made walking a very exhausting effort. Having climbed the hill, I walked along its crest for some distance, till Doubtless the head of a man protruding from a deep snow drift, crowned in the snow on the hill all night. the hill on the Sunday night to the limit of the enclosed ground, and to have my feet and hands well rubbed with snow.


id: 28255
title: Shelters, Shacks and Shanties
author: Beard, Daniel Carter
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  shelter (Fig. 13), or lay a number of poles as shown in the left-hand by building his tree-house on the _B_ sills (Fig. 94) and making them house and Fig. 97 shows a thatch-roofed cottage built among the top built of small logs on a platform, as shown by Fig. 111, and the bottom of log and the other end on the ground, as shown in Fig. 131, and then lads may use small poles in place of logs with which to build the camp and A one-room log cabin with double bunks at one end makes a good camp (Fig. 185) with room for two or four sleepers according to the width of the bunk your cabin as you would a log house, notching only the small ends of the shown above (_G_, Fig. 236); but when the ends of the side logs of the


id: 30365
title: In Desert and Wilderness
author: Sienkiewicz, Henryk
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  "Do you know, Nell," said Stas Tarkowski to his friend, a little mainly in a conversation with Nell, so that Stas remained a little on night time, and early in the following morning took Stas and Nell to Stas was glad that he would pass the night on the desert, but Nell felt rifles to the desert," said Idris, placing Nell on the saddle. "Yes," said Pan Tarkowski, "Chamis must rest a little, and though Stas Nell held Stas with one hand and feared to let him go, but she overcame "Idris," said Stas, "I do not address Chamis whose head is like an The second day at noon after that long rest, Stas and Nell who rode Stas returned because the boy handed the weapon to him every little Kali, Gebhr''s slave, and Nell''s maid, called Mea upon Stas'' Stas and Nell for the first time


id: 23129
title: The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North
author: Reid, Mayne
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  The Boy Hunters--Basil, Lucien, Francois--became orphans. As Francois spoke he pointed down-stream to a great white bird that was The canoe soon reached the bank; and Francois, accompanied by Basil and "How large a tree would it require?" asked Norman, who knew but little All three--Basil, Lucien, and Francois--looked to their cousin for an "And I, too, observed a dark foliage," said Lucien, "which looked like Basil and Norman ran to the canoe, and in a few minutes the little craft While Lucien was framing the skin, Basil and Norman occupied themselves And Lucien held up a vessel somewhat like a water-pail, which the day islands, looked to our travellers more like a continuation of lakes than As they came closer, first Lucien, and then Basil and Norman, saw As Basil looked over the hill, he espied a small group of animals near saw; but Basil, far more than Lucien--for the latter already knew the


id: 12170
title: The Wolf Hunters: A Tale of Adventure in the Wilderness
author: Curwood, James Oliver
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  Wabi and Rod, together with a score of Indians and hunters, spent days Rod, who had opened his eyes, smiled faintly and Wabi gave a half-shout Wabi was under the other two Indians when Rod came to his the time he reached their old camp the trail left by Rod and Mukoki was Hudson Bay. Wabi came up and placed his hand on Rod''s shoulder. "We can''t travel without snow-shoes now," explained Wabi to Rod, "and "Then you believe we are far enough away from the Woongas?" asked Rod. Mukoki grunted. snow was packed by his own weight, so that when Wabi and Rod came to When Rod looked at Wabi he saw that the Indian boy''s eyes were wide and Wabi gave Rod a suggestive look as the old Indian bent over the stove. For a few moments Rod and Mukoki stared at the young Indian in blank


id: 34668
title: The Young Yagers: A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa
author: Reid, Mayne
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  rough-looking _buck-dogs_, might be seen in the camp--the oxen tied to immediate attack, Groot Willem and Hendrik mounted their horses, rode Now the hunters, Hendrik and Groot Willem, would have gone out to look Long time the lioness kept her close vigil, scarce moving her body from Of course Hans knew the three to be ostriches the moment his eye rested way, and may interest full-grown hunters, like Hendrik and Groot Willem, horse in a fair tail-on-end chase; but the bird makes "doubles" in and also the hunters Hendrik and Groot Willem, guessed what kind they Hendrik and Groot Willem knew the animal by the name of "aard-wolf," or Both Hendrik and Groot Willem had seen this bush, but on account While Hendrik and Groot Willem were flaying off the skin, Hans and Arend Should the ostriches allow time for Hendrik and Groot Willem to get to Groot Willem and Hendrik were likely to become great


id: 63205
title: A Boy''s Trip Across the Plains
author: Preston, Laura
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  Guy said nothing to the rude boy, but told Mrs. Harwood what he had "That I wouldn''t," said Guy, looking pityingly upon the frail little "You look like an energetic little fellow," said Mr. Harwood to Guy, "Guy," said Mrs. Harwood, who had just come from the wagon, with some George walked sullenly away, and Mr. Harwood, Aggie and Guy turned contentedly to her mother''s wagon, while Guy followed Gus and George to the Indians, Guy went to Mrs. Harwood''s wagon to assure her there was ferocity, which Guy said the little prairie dogs related. "Guy, my boy, you had better go into our wagon," said Mr. Harwood, as Guy was greatly troubled to find that little Aggie and his mother were Little Aggie often thought of these words of Guy in the days that "We have been talking about you, Guy," said Mr. Harwood.


id: 63566
title: Jack Manly; His Adventures by Sea and Land
author: Grant, James
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  "Captain Hartly''s friend, sir?" said the mate, touching his hat, and sails fell, their head canvas filled, and they broke into blue water; which shone white and drearily, as the sun came up from the blue sea. old and white-haired man; and one night, accompanied by three men snow-clad shore for seals, and the open sea for ice-floes. "And now, my lads, away for the brig," said Captain Hartly, as we half a mile distant lay the island of floating ice we had escaped sun shining on a sea covered by white ice, bewildered the vision of One day, at noon, I saw Hartly form a piece of pure fresh-water ice We left the brig about two o''clock, P.M. On this day the wind was blowing hard, the white scud was flying fast the eyrie of myriads of white sea-gulls and birds like the great "That little black pamphlet came from a wrecked ship," said Hartly,


