Memoir of Richard WilliamsJames Nisbet, 1857 - 250 pagine |
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Pagina 95
... to be greatly in advance of our expectations , with every certainty of continuing to make way to our anchorage ground . About nine , whilst drifting on past Picton Island , we observed lying off Garden Island three canoes , which.
... to be greatly in advance of our expectations , with every certainty of continuing to make way to our anchorage ground . About nine , whilst drifting on past Picton Island , we observed lying off Garden Island three canoes , which.
Pagina 96
James Hamilton. we observed lying off Garden Island three canoes , which presently put off to us , each one ... canoe , but so deep , that just the heads of the Fuegians could be seen in it . As these dark masses of hair , like so many ...
James Hamilton. we observed lying off Garden Island three canoes , which presently put off to us , each one ... canoe , but so deep , that just the heads of the Fuegians could be seen in it . As these dark masses of hair , like so many ...
Pagina 110
... canoes , their legs are crooked and stunted ; but still , they are by no means deficient in agility , and , in trials of strength , some of them were more than a match for an English sailor . * By the same provi- coats the whale in ...
... canoes , their legs are crooked and stunted ; but still , they are by no means deficient in agility , and , in trials of strength , some of them were more than a match for an English sailor . * By the same provi- coats the whale in ...
Pagina 111
... canoe , the first care of the women , who are the only workers , is to build a house . For this purpose they cut down twenty or thirty trees , and arranging them in a circle , with the narrow ends resting on each other , like the ...
... canoe , the first care of the women , who are the only workers , is to build a house . For this purpose they cut down twenty or thirty trees , and arranging them in a circle , with the narrow ends resting on each other , like the ...
Pagina 112
... canoes are per- haps a still more wonderful specimen of needle- work . These also are composed of the bark of trees . The main bulk may be the bark of one single beech ; but in order to complete it , a great many patches and a large ...
... canoes are per- haps a still more wonderful specimen of needle- work . These also are composed of the bark of trees . The main bulk may be the bark of one single beech ; but in order to complete it , a great many patches and a large ...
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