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Page 390
... boat down to the water . Using a piece of driftwood about five inches in diameter , we gradually moved it out to- ward the breakers . Handling a boat in breakers at low tide is always more dangerous than at high . When we were about ...
... boat down to the water . Using a piece of driftwood about five inches in diameter , we gradually moved it out to- ward the breakers . Handling a boat in breakers at low tide is always more dangerous than at high . When we were about ...
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... boat this rope is hitched to a large capstan , and the men who formerly towed now come aboard and turn the capstan in a merry - go - round fashion until the boat is finally raised to a level above the rapids . This process must be ...
... boat this rope is hitched to a large capstan , and the men who formerly towed now come aboard and turn the capstan in a merry - go - round fashion until the boat is finally raised to a level above the rapids . This process must be ...
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... boat ( page 705 ) . These boats always operate at night , and preferably on a dark night . The white board hangs in the water near shore , form- ing one side of a V , and the slope of the muddy bank the other . There is also a vibrating ...
... boat ( page 705 ) . These boats always operate at night , and preferably on a dark night . The white board hangs in the water near shore , form- ing one side of a V , and the slope of the muddy bank the other . There is also a vibrating ...
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Soaring Heights of New Hampshire Attract | 73 |
Hark to the Hounds By FREEMAN LLOYD | 453 |
A Roll Call of the Hounds 31 portraits in color from paintings by EDWARD | 467 |
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