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towtT U) tlie li('i;^lit of fionio 120 foot, two or thrt'C niiis- 

 Hivo braiiclu's hcin^ tlirown out in twisted mid faiitJiHtic 

 nttitudcs. Am if awaro of itn proud position as monarch 

 of tln' fi)n'st, it is often found on tiic summit of a preci- 

 pice ; and these conspicuous positions, wliicii it seems to 

 prefer, liave doomed this nohhi specimen of the cone- 

 l)earin<( ever<^reenH to uhimati^ extermination as certain 

 i\H that of thi' re<l man or the hirmn' <j!:ame of this (tonti- 

 nent. Some half-century since, the pine was found on 

 tlie margins of all tJie lar^e lakes and streams, hut of late 

 the axe and devastatin<x fires have, us it were, drivc^n tin; 

 tree far back into the remoter solitudes of tlio forest, and 

 lone; and ex[)en8ive expeditions must he undertaken ere 

 the head-(iuarters of a gang of lumber-men can be fixed 

 upon for a winter employment. At th(! head waters of 

 some insignificant brook, and in the neighbourhood of 

 o;ood timber, these hardv sons of the forest fell the trees, 

 and cut and scpiare them into logs, dragging them to the 

 edge of the stream, into whose swollen waters they are 

 rolled at tlu; breaking u}) of winter and melting of the 

 snow, to find their way thrcmgh almost endless difficulties 

 to the sea. That most useful animal in the woods, the 

 ox, aceomjmnies the luml)erers to their remote forest 

 camps, and drags the logs to the side of the stream. It 

 is really wonderful to watch these animals, well managed, 

 performing their laborious tasks in the forest : urged on 

 and directed solely by the encouraging voice of the team- 

 ster, the honest team drag the huge pine-log over the 

 rough inequalities of the ground, over rocks, and through 

 treacherous swamps and thickets, with almost unaccount- 

 able ease and safety, where the horse would at once be- 

 come confused, frightened, and injured, besides failing on 



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