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Title: On the headwaters of Peace River : a narrative of a thousand-mile canoe trip to a little-known range of the Canadian Rockies
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Haworth, Paul Leland, 1876-1938
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Publisher: New York : Scribner
Contributing Library: ASC - York University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Ontario Council of University Libraries and Member Libraries

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shed a handy receptacle fornumerous other small articles. Most of the films werein water-tight tins. One 7K X 7>^ forester tent of balloon-silk, weightabout four and a half pounds. These tents are open infront, but I took along a spare piece of canvas, which wasuseful as a tarpaulin and was available to keep out rainwhen the wind was uncertain and shifting. The tentwas a bit small, but there was room for two in it and alsofor a couple of pack-sacks. For protection against mos-quitoes I took along plenty of cheese-cloth. Ordinarymosquito-netting is unsatisfactory, as the mesh is madetoo large. A cooking outfit that would *nest and a HudsonsBay axe. I left the buying of a small axe until I got toPrince George, and then had to be content with a hatchet,as there were no good small axes in stock. A Bristol fishing-rod, with plenty of spoons, flies, andother tackle. This rod had seen much active service,in particular against the hardy bass and muskallongeof Georgian Bay and French River.
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THE MIDDLE PASSAGE 9 In the way of bedding I took a canvas ground-cloth,a light blanket, a heavy blanket, and plenty of bigblanket pins for use in improvising a sleeping-bag. Inthe way of clothing I had an alleged water-proof suit ofa much-advertised brand. The coat proved helpful inwet weather, though far from being capable of turninga big rain, but the trousers were almost worthless, asthey rustle too much to hunt in, will not keep out thewater from wet bush, and wear in holes in a few days ofreal work. However, I had along another pair of ordi-nary khaki to hunt in. I also had plenty of woollenunderclothing, two heavy woollen shirts, and a sweater.For footwear I had a pair of ordinary street shoes and apair of excellent shoepacks. I intended to lay in at FortGrahame a supply of moccasins for hunting purposes. The food supply was ample and varied. As most ofthe trip would be by canoe, I took along more heavycanned stuff, particularly canned fruit and tomatoes, thanI would otherwise

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