ing Encounter — The Discovery and Pursuit. — The Bear as an Antagonist 

 — Their thieving Propensities. — A thrilling Scene in the Night. — A des- 

 perate Encounter with three Bears — - Page 129 



CHAPTER VII. 

 Provision Teams. — Liabilities. — A Night in the Woods. — Traveling on Ice. — 

 A Span of Horses lost. — Pat's Adventure. — Drogers' Caravan. — Horses in 

 the Water. — Recovery of a sunken Load. — Returning Volunteers from 

 Aroostook. — Description of a Log Tavern. — Perils on Lakes in Snow-storms. 

 — Camping at Night. — Rude Ferry-boats 142 



PART III. 



RIVE E LIFE. 



CHAPTER L • ■ ■ 

 " Breaking Up." — Grotesque Parading down River. — Rum and Intemper- 

 ance. — Religious Rites profaned. — River-driving on Temperance Princi- 

 ples. — The first Experiment. — A spiritual Song 149 



CHAPTER II. 



Log-landing. — Laborious Exposure. — Damming Streams. — Exciting Scenes. 

 — Log-riding. — Fun. — Breaking a Dry -landing. — A sudden Death. — 

 Thrilling Scenes on the " Nesourdnehunk." — Lake-driving. — Steam Tow- 

 boat. — Remarks on Lake Navigation. — Driving the main River. — Union 

 of Crews.— Substantial Jokes.— Log Marks.— Dangers of River-driving.— 

 Sad Feelings over the Grave of a River-driver. — Singular Substitute for a 

 Coffin. — Burial of a River-driver. — A Log Jam. — Great Excitement. — A 

 Boat swamped. — A Man drowned. — Narrow Escape. — Mode of Living on 

 the River. — Wangun. — Antidote for Asthma. — The Wangun swamped. — 

 An awful Struggle. — The miraculous Escape. — Driving among the Islands. 

 — Amusing Exertions at identifying. — Consummation of Driving. — The 

 Claims of lumbering Business for greater Prominence. — The Boom.. 155 



CHAPTER IIL 



Observations on the St. Croix River. — Boundary Line. — Pine Timber. — Ag- 

 ricultui'e in the Interior. — Youthful Associations with Grand Lake. — Tradi- 



