Identifier: routesratesforsu01rome (find matches)
Title: Routes and rates for summer tours
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg railroad company. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: (New York, Press of the American bank note co.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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pour in snowy tresses from the dark, overhangingcliffs, the horse can find no footing, and the adventurous trapper or explorer must carry upon hisback his blankets and a heavy stock of food. His rifle, which affords protection against wildbeasts, at times replenishes his well-husbanded provisions, and his ax aids him in constructing,from bark or bough, some temporary shelter from storm, or hews into logs the huge trees whichform the fierce, roaring, comfortable fire of the camp. Yet, though the woodman may pass hislifetime in some section of the wilderness, it is still a mystery to him. Following the line of axmarks upon the trees venturing along the cliff-walls of the streams which rush, leap on, leap downward, to formhaughty rivers; climb-ing on the steep wood-ed slopes which neverknew form or nameon maps, he clings tohis trapping line, and,shrouded and shut inby the deep, wonderfulforest, emerges atlength from its dark-ness to the daylightof the clearings, likea man who has passed
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under a great river or arm of the sea through atunnel, knowing little of the wonders that had surroundedhim. It is a peculiar region ; for, though the geographicalcentre of the wilderness may be readily and easily reachedin the light, canoe-like boats of the guides, by lakes andrivers which form a labyrinth of passages for boats, thecore, or rather cores, of this wilderness extend on eitherhand from these broad avenues of water, and, in their interior spots remain to-day as un- trodden by man and as unknown and wild as when the Indian paddled his birchen boat upon those streams and lakes. Amid these mountain solitudes are places where, in all probability, the foot of man never trod; and here the panther lias his den among the rocks and rears his savage kittens undisturbed, save by the growl of bear or screech of lynx, or the hoarse croak of raven taking its share of the carcass of slain deer. Much interesting and valuable information in regard to this region will be found in Mr.Colvin

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