 | John Frost - Indian captivities - 1852 - 708 pages
...there was reason to believe that a bear lay concealed in the tree. ALEXANDER HENRY'S CAPTIVITY. 317 great quantity of oil, an article at the time much...Accordingly, in the morning, we surrounded the tree, hoth men and women, as many at a time as could conveniently work at it ; and here we toiled like beaver... | |
 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft - Indian captivities - 1853 - 534 pages
...by the way I went In the course of the month of January, I happened to observe that the trunk of a large pine tree was much torn by the claws of a bear,...many at a time as could conveniently work at it; and hero we toiled like beavers till the sun went down. This day's work carried us about half way through... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indian captivities - 1853 - 394 pages
...the morning, to assist in cutting down the tree, the girth of which was not less than three fathom. The women at first opposed the undertaking, because...Accordingly, in the morning, we surrounded the tree, both men ana women, as many at a time as could conveniently work at it ; and here we toiled like beaver till... | |
 | John George Wood - 1855 - 492 pages
...because our axes, being only of a pound and a half weight were not well adapted to so heavy a labour ; but the hope of finding a large bear, and obtaining...many at a time as could conveniently work at it, and there we toiled like beavers till the sun went down. This daji's work carried us about half way through... | |
 | 1857 - 414 pages
...there were no tracks on the snow, there was reason to believe that a bear lay concealed in the tree. great quantity of oil, an article at the time much...in the morning, we surrounded the tree, -both men ana women, as many at a time as could conveniently work at it ; and here we toiled like beaver till... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1863 - 832 pages
...the axes they had beui;; only a pound and a half in weight, were not well adapted to such labour ; but the hope of finding a large bear, and obtaining...a great quantity of oil — an article at the time mucL wanted — at length prevailed. Accordingly, in the morning, the party surrounded the tree, both... | |
 | Charles Knight - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1866 - 584 pages
...because our axes being only of a pound and a half weight were not well adapted to so heavy a labour ; but the hope of finding a large bear, and obtaining...many at a time as could conveniently work at it ; and there we toiled like beavers till the sun went down. This day's work carried ua about half-way through... | |
 | Charles Knight - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1866 - 582 pages
...because our axes being only of a pound and я half weight were not well adapted to so heavy a labour ; but the hope of finding a large bear, and obtaining...many at a time as could conveniently work at it ; and there we toiled like beavers till the Bun went down. This day's work carried us about half-way through... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1871 - 838 pages
...becaxise the axes they had being only a pound and a half in weight, were not well adapted to such labour ; but the hope of finding a large bear, and obtaining...at length prevailed. Accordingly, in the morning, the party surrounded the tree, both men and women, aa many as could conveniently work at it at a time;... | |
 | Thomas Jackson - Animal behavior - 1874 - 296 pages
...because our axes, being only of a pound and a half weight, were not well adapted to so heavy a labour ; but the hope of finding a large bear, and obtaining...many at a time as could conveniently work at it, and there we toiled like beavers till the sun went down. This day's work carried us abour half-way through... | |
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... but the hope of finding a large bear, and obtaining from its fat a great quantity of oil, an article at the time much wanted, at length prevailed. Accordingly, in the morning, we surrounded the tree, both men and women, as many at a time as could... 
