 ... 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...  Fauna Boreali-americana, Or, The Zoology of the Northern Parts of British ... - Pàgina 19per Sir John Richardson, William Swainson, William Kirby - 1829Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Alexander Henry - 1809 - 364 pàgines
...heavy a labour ; 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. j ' t Accordingly, in the morning, we surrounded the tree, both men and women, as many at a time as... | |
 | 1835 - 550 pàgines
...heavy a labour ; 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...as many at a time as could conveniently work at it : ami there we toiled like beavers till the sun went down. This day's work carried us about half-way... | |
 | 1835 - 566 pàgines
...so heavy a labour; 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...Accordingly, in the morning we surrounded the tree, hoth men and women, as many at a time as could conveniently work at it ; and there we toiled like beavers... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - 1839 - 382 pàgines
...so heavy a labor ; 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...we surrounded the tree, both men and women, as many nt a time as could conveniently work at it ; and here we toiled like beaver till the sun went down.... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - 1841 - 374 pàgines
...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 wanted, at length...many at a time as could conveniently work at it ; and here we toiled like beaver till the sun went down. This day's work carried us about half way through... | |
 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft - 1851 - 536 pàgines
...so heavy a labor; 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...many at a time as could conveniently work at it; and here we toiled like beavers till the sun went down. This day.s work carried us about half way through... | |
 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft - 1851 - 528 pàgines
...surrounded the tree, both men and women, as many at a time as could conveniently work at it; and here we toiled like beavers till the sun went down. This day's work carried us about half way through the trunk ; and the next morning we renewed the attack, continuing it until about... | |
 | John Frost - 1852 - 708 pàgines
...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 wanted, at length...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 - 1853 - 534 pàgines
...so heavy a labor; 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...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 - 1853 - 394 pàgines
...so heavy a labor ; 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...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... | |
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