With Gun ^ Rod in Canada 



2nd. Be sure that your canoe is headed fairly up- 

 stream, so that the current will not swing it one way or 

 the other. 



3rd. When you get ready to shove, do so deliberately, 

 and run up the pole with your hands like climbing a 

 rope hand over hand. Be sure that the pike of the pole 

 has found solid bottom where it will not slip before you 

 shove. 



4th. When you wish to swing the canoe's head to the 

 right, shove the stern to the left. When you wish to 

 turn her head to the left, put your pole to bottom, out 

 as far sideways as you can conveniently reach, and pull 

 the stern toward the pole to the right. 



5th. If you find that your pole is stuck when you try 

 to withdraw it for a new hold, do not jerk it out, but 

 let the canoe drift back gently with the current until 

 you can release it. 



6th. When you recover the pole for the next hold, 

 do it quickly, but do not try to reach too far ahead. 



7th. Do not hurry, and do not get excited. Remem- 

 ber that in the swiftest water, if you are headed squarely 

 upstream, your canoe will hang an appreciable length of 

 time before its momentum is overcome by the current, 

 which will give you ample time to pull up your pole for 

 the next hold. 



8th. Always remember after each hold to swing your 

 canoe fairly upstream before you push on your pole. 



9th. In going down rapids load your canoe bow-heavy; 

 if you do not know all about the channel, do not try 

 to use a paddle to steer with — use a pole and hold her 

 back. 



loth. Select the deep channel every time when 

 headed upstream rather than the shallow or crooked one. 



nth. Do not be afraid of swift, roaring water. You 

 can pole a canoe against a five- or six-mile current with 



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