Homesteading 



washing and clothes-mending. In short, the 

 strenuous life leaves little time for outdoor 

 sport. 



With another snowfall we realized our need 

 for a bob-sleigh, as when hauling wood the drifts 

 were in places too deep for the wagon. How- 

 ever, by felling a good lot beforehand, and then 

 borrowing a sleigh for a few days, we succeeded 

 in securing some fifteen loads, some of which 

 would come in for building operations if required 

 later, while the poorer stuff would do for firewood. 

 A bob-sleigh is similar to a wagon, but of course 

 has runners instead of wheels, the front pair 

 turning with the team, as in the action of a wagon. 

 A wagon-box may be placed on it for freighting 

 grain or other goods, or without the box it may 

 be used as a timber carriage. It is much lower 

 than a wagon, and for this reason much easier 

 for loading and unloading timber. Its motion, 

 too, over a good snow trail is easier ; thus a good 

 snowfall has many advantages. 



If allowed to stand long after the runners have 

 become warm with travelling, they may slightly 

 thaw the snow and then become frozen to it, 

 and the chagrin of a young settler may be imag- 

 ined when, after he has toiled hard in putting 

 on a heavy load of logs, he finds his team cannot 

 start the sleigh. We, however, were forewarned, 



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