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Page 243
... of the form of a sea - going life - boat , and constructed in small sections and pieces for transport . This boat I designed myself . Six of the sections were to travel on specially constructed light carts , drawn by African natives ,
... of the form of a sea - going life - boat , and constructed in small sections and pieces for transport . This boat I designed myself . Six of the sections were to travel on specially constructed light carts , drawn by African natives ,
Page 245
... cart at a time , and we soon came to a point so rugged with broken rocks that we could proceed no further ; but the sections were unlashed , the carts taken to pieces , and all handed or dragged across the difficult place and put ...
... cart at a time , and we soon came to a point so rugged with broken rocks that we could proceed no further ; but the sections were unlashed , the carts taken to pieces , and all handed or dragged across the difficult place and put ...
Page 247
... cart at a time laid on top , and thus all was carried across . Obstacles which further back would have been regarded as ... carts and sections were attached to a block running on the rope , and so , carefully attended by two or three men ...
... cart at a time laid on top , and thus all was carried across . Obstacles which further back would have been regarded as ... carts and sections were attached to a block running on the rope , and so , carefully attended by two or three men ...
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