May 27, 1905.]' 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
WILD POINT CAMP, Lx\KE ROSSIGNOL. 
the help of these, managed to pry the boat up over the 
rock, so that it was swept down stream full of water, 
and badly broken. We dragged it ashore a short dis- 
tance below, and found that some of the ribs were 
broken and the bottom pushed up level with the gun- 
wales. The longitudinal planking was also cracked and 
spimtered, but, fortunately, the canvas cover was still 
intact. We found by Louis' directions a little clearing 
some 2Syds. from the water's edge, up a short slope, 
and decided to pitch camp here, and see what we could 
do toward repairing the boat. It was then probably 
about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Arthur and Louis 
jumped- in the large canoe and hastened down stream 
to recover Carl's rod case, which had been lost, and 
were lucky enough to find it floating in an eddy a 
short distance below. 
Upon taking an inventory, we found that nothing of 
value was missing, except a canteen of tea, and a canoe 
sponge for bailing. This accident bid fair to be a 
serious matter, since the nature of the country we were 
■passing through made it well-nigh impossible to get 
out on foot, and we were still quite a distance from our 
destination. We were pretty completely equipped for 
just such emergencies, and had a supply of marine 
glue and pegamoid, a waterproof imitation of leather — 
tacks, a combination tool containing a gimlet, screw- 
driver, chisel, etc., and a supply of small brass screws 
of various sizes. Louis set to work to find out what 
he could do "with the broken boat, after the cafiip was 
pitched, and everything was hung up to dry on high 
racks around the fire. He was keenly pleased with the 
combination tool, and after about an hour's hard #ork 
with it and his Indian drawing knife, the boat was al- 
most as good as new. The repairs were accomplished 
by putting in a heavy extra thwart with a vertical sup- 
port to keep the bottom of the boat down aafl to 
strengthen the ribs. A little pitch on the woj^t piaces 
in the canvas cover completed the repairSj,,a.hd we had 
no further trouble with the boat from this accident 
during the rest of the trip. 
Emergency Camp was a very picturesque one, being 
surrounded by forest on all sides, the river showing 
through gaps in the trees a short distance away. We 
had plenty of time to make ourselves comfortable, the 
Scribe cut a number of light poles in the woods nearby 
and made a support for swinging all the sleeping bags 
ofif the ground. This arrangement consisted of two 
heavy logs supported by crotched sticks driven in the 
ground, one at the back and the other at the front of 
the tent; the bags were hung on the light poles, which 
had their ends resting on these heavy logs at the head 
and foot, and strapped securely into place. There was 
just enough room inside the tent for this plan to be 
carried out successfully, and when completed, the 
sleeping bags were a good foot off the floor, very 
springy and luxurious. While we were working around 
the camp, a rabbit persisted in coming out from the 
bushes and viewing us until finally somebody suggested 
that possibly a rabbit pot-pie would not taste badly, 
so we got the revolvers. Chas. O. and Carl were both 
members of the National Guard, and had qualified with 
honors in revolver shooting, so that the rabbit seemed 
to have a very slender chance for existence. It gave 
an exhibition of courage, however, that would have 
done credit to a Jap, and simply sat up and shook its 
ears at us when the bullets flew closer than usual. 
Finally, somebody managed to knock the dust up a 
little to one side of him, and he scampered ofif into the 
bushes, much to the chagrin of the sharpshooters. A 
few minutes later, Louis flushed a porcupine down near 
the river bank, and H. N. T. chased him down with 
a forked stick, close by the camp. The animal was 
quite leisurely in his movements, and did not seem 
unusually disturbed or excited, so the Scribe got the 
idea that he could pick him up carefully by the tail 
and carry him triumphantly into camp. After one or 
two spasmodic attempts, H. N. T. allowed the creature 
to go his way in peace, and retreated back to camp, 
carefully extracting the quills from his fingers. Louis, 
to reassure him, proceeded to tell stories of lumber- 
men who had lost their hands and arms, as the case 
might be, by attempting to make friends with these 
tame little beasts. In the meantime, the rabbit made a 
second appearance, and possibly a dozen cartridges 
were again wasted by frantic shooting in his direction. 
About sunset we had dinner, at which Arthur furn- 
ished an excellent line of fresh biscuits, almost toa 
dainty for the rough environment. We noticed that 
it looked a little cloudy, so we built Louis a lean-to 
of the paddles and the rubber blanket, close alongside 
the fire. We pulled the patched canoe just up behind 
this, and piled pack bags at either side of the shelter, 
so that we had a very comfortable and cosy place for 
the night. We lit up our six-candle power arc light, 
which consisted of six was candles which had gotten 
completely melted together in one of the bags, and had 
a brillian illumination after dark, although at the ex- 
pense of a great deal of wax, which streamed down in 
copious quantities, forming graceful stalactites. Just 
before it was too dark to see objects distinctly, our 
■friend, the rabbit, turned up again, and more shooting 
disturbed the quiet of the twilight. The only result 
was to make the rabbit more curious as to what all the 
racket was about anyhow, and he seemed to have gained 
the impression that it was a celebration in his honor, 
as he was waiting for us bright and early the next 
morning outside. 
That night we had a heavy shower of rain, which 
came up with a roar, awakening several of us, and we 
were glad that we were well up from the ground and 
comfortably under cover; also, that we had made some 
provision for Louis' comfort.' We lay snugly in the 
sleeping bags — the rain pouring down on the tent above 
us — perfectly dry and contented, knowing that every- 
thing was shipshape. This is certainly a delightful 
sensation, to lay comfortably inside a tent out in the 
woods, with the rain beating down outside, provided, 
of course, one does not touch the canvas and start a 
leak. 
The storm did not last very long, and we quickly 
dropped ofif to sleep again, lulled by the absolute com- 
fort of the beds we had taken the trouble to fix up. 
[to be continued.] 
Waterproofing Canvas. 
In Forest and Stream of May 13, J. W. S., of Ganse- 
voort, N. Y., asks for information on the waterproofing 
of canvas for folding canoes. 
While each builder of canvas-covered or canvas folding 
canoes employs a preparation the formula for which he 
keeps secret, it seems to me that for the purpose named 
by your correspondent, the paraffin and naphtha treat- 
ment will answer. This consists merely in shaving a 
quantity of paraffin finely and putting it into a bottle of 
naphtha for a couple of days, adding a little paraffin until 
no more will dissolve; then, with a varnish brush, lay 
the solution evenly on the canvas while the latter is 
either stretched very tightly or placed on a smooth sur- 
face. Drying takes place very rapidly, but it is well to 
give the treated canvas a couple of days to dry thor- 
oughly, and thus be on the safe side. Benzine can be 
used instead of naphtha, and I have used turpentine and 
paraffin with entire success, although more time should 
be given for the wax to dissolve if turpentine is used. 
In any event, do the waterproofing outdoors, and put 
your pipe in a safe place first of all, lest you forget and 
attempt to light up while coating the canvas. The re- 
sult of striking a match near the treated canvas can be 
imagined better than described. I have been told, how- 
ever, that things happen very suddenly at such times. 
This treatment is entirely successful for ' old tents and 
awnings, even of common sheeting. Its chief merit is 
that it adds no appreciable weight, and the material re-» 
mains soft and pliable, I have never found any evidences 
of cracking if the goods is folded. Perry D. Frazer. , 
A* C. A. Amendments. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
In accordance with article 12 of the constitution of the 
American Canoe Association I beg herewith to give no- 
tice that at the next meeting of the executive committee 
I shall propose the following amendment to the consti- 
tution : 
Article 9, section 3, beginning after treasury in the 
third line on page 11 of 1904 year book to read as fol- 
lows : 
On or before Oct. i in each year thev shall make an 
annual report of finances properly audited with vouchers 
for all expenditures, the same shall be forwarded to the 
secretary. At .the same time they shall forward all un- 
expended funds held by them to the Board of Governors. 
C. F. WOLTERS, 
A. C. A, 798. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
New Members Proposed.— Atlantic Division: George 
F. Burch, New York city, by B. Frank Cromwell, Jr.; 
Charles L. Hancock, Trenton, N. J., by Fred G. Furman; 
Robert Andruss, New York city, by B. Frank Cromwell, 
Jr. ; Charles A. Tracy, Bordentown, N. J., by J. A. 
Brown; Richard Rank, Kingsbridge, New York city, by 
Albert Kumke ; George G. Brower, Bordentown, N.' J., 
by Louis W. Wiese. 
Central Division: Lee Richmond, Rochester, N Y 
by C. F. Wolters; Arthur R. Selden, Rochester, N. y] 
by C. F. Wolters ; IT. H. Cummings, Jr., Rome, N. Y., by 
H. S. Sturdevant. 
Eastern Division: Arthur W. Blunt, Charles H 
Northup and Louis W. Boutelle, all of Providence R T ' 
and all by H. S. McCormack. 
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