had 

 The 



nijther view of the tioary .marmdt, rariu.v fduiNM) biclow ti.mi;fr r.i 



They have a remarkable system of signals on the approach of an enemy. This i 

 just signaled our approach with an almost human whistle, which was as clear as 

 whistle often confuses hunters who have been separated. 



N1-: 



armot 

 :i hell. 



faster than the current, with the oars- 

 man's back to the danger, a smash-up 

 would liave 1jeen a certaint)'. Charlie, 

 on the other hand, in the Hght and easier- 

 handled canoe, took the inshore channel 

 with a few strokes of liis paddle. 



Thus the lighter boat depended upon 

 speed and ease of propulsion, while the 

 clumsy and hea\-ily laden skiff, with Tom 

 facing tlownstream, C(juld be kept in the 



middle of the river or pulled to either 

 side in time to avoid rocks or rough 

 water. 



I nmst Concede, however, that there 

 were times when the skiff thus handled 

 had the advantage over the canoe, for 

 when entering certain rapids, where the 

 breakers extended from bank to bank, 

 by pulling at the oars, and thus slightly 

 checking the descent, the great curling 



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