 | Reading book - 1856 - 352 pagina’s
...it is so strong, that a man may cross the river by it in perfect safety. The sticks which are used vary in size, from the thickness of a man's finger to that of his ankle. They are mostly obtained from the neighbouring woods, where they are cut with a dexterity truly... | |
 | Lewis Henry Morgan - 1868 - 394 pagina’s
...raised in the form of a mound, of considerable thickness at the base, and gradually narrowing toward the summit, which is made perfectly level, and of...construction vary in size from the thickness of a man,s finger to that of bis ankle, but are seldom larger unless where no others are to be procured.... | |
 | Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1872 - 328 pagina’s
...it is so strong, that a man may cross the river by it in perfect safety. The sticks which are used vary in size, from the thickness of a man's finger to that of his ankle. They are mostly obtained from the neighbouring woods, where they are cut with a dexterity truly... | |
 | John J. Rowan - 1876 - 494 pagina’s
...beaver actually at work at the building. I do not think they build in the daytime. The sticks they use vary in size from the thickness of a man's finger to that of his leg, and in length from 1 foot up to 5 or 6. Most of them are peeled previous to being worked up. Dead... | |
 | John J. Rowan - 1876 - 502 pagina’s
...beaver actually at work at the building. I do not think they build in the daytime. The sticks they use vary in size from the thickness of a man's finger to that of his leg, and in length from 1 foot up to 5 or 6. Most of them are peeled previous to being worked up. Dead... | |
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... is turned toward the stream. The materials of which this dam is constructed consist of drift-wood, and the branches of willows, birch, and poplars, compacted together by mud and stones. The work is raised in the form of a mound, of considerable thickness... 