| 单词 | birch bark |
| 例句 | I wrote this on a piece of birch bark. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The day Rose left I had learned how to write "family" in syllables using ash on a creamy curl of birch bark. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z A diminutive boy in a wrapper of what looks like birch bark, his wild hair sticking up at odd angles, walks to the dais. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The birch bark at the stern was held together by a lacing, and the water came in through the seam. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z The forest was full of deer, and I already had drawn plans on a piece of birch bark for deadfalls, pit traps, and snares. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z My notes piled up during these months, and my journal of birch bark became a storage problem. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The conductor lifts his baton, and I'm invigorated hearing the familiar passages: the drone of the double bass as the heartrending introduction begins, the strings peeling away layers like birch bark. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Writing on a piece of birch bark, he made a list of things to do before he departed: "Patch Jeans, Shave!, Organize pack. . . ." Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I cut strips of birch bark and Denna and I both picked at them and chewed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He found some birches near the shoreline and shredded dry birch bark with his fingernails until it was like hair. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z And when he got there, he found Lizzie sitting on the edge of the leap, holding a curl of yellow birch bark. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z She seized a quill pen and printed two lines on a scrap of the curly birch bark which the children collected to use in place of costly paper. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I wrote that note on a little birch bark, curled up on my bed, and shivered. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It had a bright orange rind, and it came in small, round, flat-bottomed containers of birch bark. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Upon death, members of some tribes were wrapped in birch bark shrouds. How Indigenous artists are reinvigorating the art of birch bark biting 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z Each artist has their own method of working with birch bark. How Indigenous artists are reinvigorating the art of birch bark biting 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z The new exhibition, “People of the First Light,” will include birch bark boxes and canoes; beaded epaulets and moccasins; silver coin brooches, birch root clubs, rawhide snowshoes, stone adzes and sweetgrass baskets. Dressed to Kill: The Power of Leopard Prints 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z People made boats and baskets and cooked with birch bark. How Indigenous artists are reinvigorating the art of birch bark biting 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z Though Merasty brought the art worldwide recognition, birch bark biting lay on the verge of extinction for centuries, with just a handful of documented practitioners. How Indigenous artists are reinvigorating the art of birch bark biting 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z There are some of the earliest views of Canada, created on birch bark, and there are the first known watercolours of Sydney to be painted by a professional artist. George III drawing is uncovered 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z But there was one key difference: instead of fragile birch bark, our canoes were made of a nearly indestructible vinyl-coated thermoplastic. Explorer: On Quebec Fur Traders? Trail, With a Paddle 2011-07-01T17:00:00Z Early native techniques were similar to those sugarmakers use now — except they collected sap in birch bark bowls before boiling it over an open fire. Like syrup on your pancakes? You have a tree to thank for the treat. 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z One bathroom is stapled with curling birch bark, Ms. Munson’s solution, she said, “to being really broke and hating the tile.” House Proud: Jared Handelsman and Portia Munson Make Their Own Museum at Home 2012-09-19T21:51:29Z Known as mazinibaganjigan, pictures bitten on bark, or birch bark transparencies, birch bark biting has existed since “precontact days,” before White people landed in North America. How Indigenous artists are reinvigorating the art of birch bark biting 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z Create an elegant Christmas centerpiece with red roses surrounded by white tallow berries in silver vases made to resemble birch bark. 86 Fresh Christmas Ideas 2010-11-19T19:59:00Z Today Merasty is widely known as one of the master birch bark biters, and her work has appeared in books and museums. How Indigenous artists are reinvigorating the art of birch bark biting 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z She is one of a small number of birch bark biters, practitioners of an art form that has been part of life among many Indigenous groups in the United States and Canada for centuries. How Indigenous artists are reinvigorating the art of birch bark biting 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z But Mr. Prom bravely threw on his parka and lighted a bundle of birch bark to start a fire. Ice Fishing in Quetico Provincial Park, Ontario 2010-03-12T20:12:00Z He was discovered along with a cache of fur clothing, birch bark containers, tools and weapons. Critic’s Notebook: Exploring Bavaria and the Busoni International Piano Festival 2012-09-07T23:47:51Z Thin tree branches and birch bark shavings make up this rustic swag in the living room. 86 Fresh Christmas Ideas 2010-11-19T19:59:00Z “I love working with birch bark, the feel, the sound,” says Lajimodiere. How Indigenous artists are reinvigorating the art of birch bark biting 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z And dips into bathhouse water may have loosened jewelry adhesives, such as birch bark resin, and caused metal settings to expand and contract. Ancient Romans Dropped Their Bling Down the Drain, Too 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z He also packs a baggie of dried birch bark as a fire starter. Over 23 years, lessons in life and sobriety for a father and son on the Appalachian Trail 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z I went out to gather birch bark — the birch trees have eight different climate-related illnesses. Voices from around the world on what’s at stake at COP26 Q: We just had to pull down our Himalayan birch due to birch bark borer. Prepping beds for winter and next season, plus more garden questions 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Culinary pilgrims come for multicourse dinners of foraged dandelions, custards infused with roasted birch bark and salmon pulled from Pacific waters they can see from the dining room. Employees report years of workplace abuse at Willows Inn on Lummi Island 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z A: Xylitol is a natural sweetener found in plants and birch bark. Xylitol is a natural sweetener and a good sugar substitute — but be careful about the dose 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z The scientific basis for the claim of Bronze Age origin rests on a small piece of birch bark, ensconced in the handle of one of the swords, which was carbon-dated to about 1,600 B.C. A Bitter Archaeological Feud Over an Ancient Vision of the Cosmos 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z How did this pastime — practiced by Native Americans in birch bark canoes; staple of New England summer camps — gain such a strong paddle-hold in Washington? Perspective | A new book paddles through the history of canoeing in Washington 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z Each seed is enclosed in a husk, and the traditional process for separating the rice includes first spreading the crop to dry on birch bark mats. Wild rice growers worry about climate change hurting crops 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z The tribe is still recognized for some of its long-standing traditions: fur trapping, syrup making, and the construction of birch bark canoes and dome-shaped traditional homes called wigwams. Climate Change Threatens the Ancient Wild Rice Traditions of the Ojibwe 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z Birch pitch is a substance made by heating birch bark. Face of Stone Age woman revealed thanks to DNA from Neolithic 5,700-year-old 'chewing gum' 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z The DNA was stuck in a black-brown lump of birch pitch, produced by heating birch bark, which was used at that time to glue together stone tools. DNA from Stone Age woman obtained 6,000 years on 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z But I liked it more after adding a bit of greenery, berries and a handmade birch bark ornament. Forget wrapped presents, try wrapping wreaths instead 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z This find and two tarred tools from Italy and Germany suggest our extinct cousins used birch bark tar as well. 50,000-year-old, tar-smeared tool shows Neanderthal smarts 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z He and his voyageurs and Chipewyan guides were attempting, 14 years before Lewis and Clark, to cross North America, paddling birch bark canoes down a river they hoped would pierce the Rocky Mountains. Opinion | The Northwest Passage That Might Have Been 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Bean’s announcement of plans to trim its workforce, the display of a birch bark canoe from the mid-1700s and a financial settlement in a lawsuit over a haunted hayride crash that killed a teenager. Largest power outage in Maine history is top story of 2017 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z This is a piece of birch bark no bigger than my hand. History: Five millennia of Indian science : Nature : Nature Research 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z It consists of 70 pages of birch bark, a common writing material before the advent of paper. Ancient Text Reveals New Clues to the Origin of Zero 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z But, she adds, a literal handful of tools from just three sites is too few to conclude that Neanderthals used birch bark tar routinely. 50,000-year-old, tar-smeared tool shows Neanderthal smarts 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z The team’s first strategy was known as the “ash mound” method, and it consisted of taking a piece of birch bark, rolling it up and then covering it with ash and glowing embers. Starting Fires to Unearth How Neanderthals Made Glue 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z Chewing gum itself is ancient: 10 years ago, a group of archaeologists in western Finland found the world’s oldest chewing gum, a 5-6,000-year-old Stone Age birch bark tar with teeth marks on it. The black plague: Mexico City’s war on chewing gum 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z By accident, I found that applying a product with essential oils of lavender, mint, chamomile, rosemary, eucalyptus and birch bark really eases the pain. Instead of counting sheep, try Sea-Bands for sleeplessness 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z The Oxford researchers’ analysis revealed that parts of the manuscript contain birch bark from three different time periods, ranging from the third century to the 10th century. Ancient Text Reveals New Clues to the Origin of Zero 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z Bridges was an award-winning basketmaker and over the last several decades gained international recognition for the boats he made from birch bark and spruce roots. Acclaimed Passamaquoddy canoe builder remembered for art 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z They folded a piece of birch bark like a coffee filter — an impromptu bowl — and placed it in a hole in the ground about the size of a cup. Starting Fires to Unearth How Neanderthals Made Glue 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z They manufactured glue from birch bark, which required heating the bark to at least 644 degrees Fahrenheit — a feat scientists find difficult to duplicate without a ceramic container. Neanderthals Were People, Too 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z For Led By a Bottle is More Like it, Taylor created what he calls a Three Kings syrup, based on Myrrh, bay leaf and birch bark. The cocktails at Miracle on Seventh Street are seriously good 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Two of Herrenknecht’s uncles died in Stalingrad; a third survived by boiling birch bark for soup. The Long Dig 2008-09-15T04:00:00Z We were in the old city, where tourists come to see the colonial buildings, whose paint is peeling like birch bark. Fine Dining for a Better World? 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z With just a handful of courses in ceramics to guide her — she is basically self-taught — she began developing her porcelain tableware, pressing Queen Anne’s lace and birch bark into clay to create textures and patterns. Country Living for the Creative Couple 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z The walls of the parish house - covered with beadwork, artwork of American Indians and birch bark - reflect that. Cold Spring priest shares faith with sick, poor 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z This revival is made with birch bark, smoked black tea and a number of spices like cardamom, clove, nutmeg and anise. Five Organic Spirits For Fall 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z But the birch bark not white after all, as you got closer. Alice Munro: “Amundsen.” 2012-08-20T04:00:00Z She wrote the message on birch bark and dispatched it, by Corythus, to the city. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z It is composed of the shells of infusoria, and in Lapland and Sweden is sometimes eaten, mixed with flour or ground birch bark, in times of scarcity. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The other was so racked and warped that repairs were impracticable, the birch bark being in danger of separating from the gunwales at any severe shock. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z He ignited a roll of the birch bark, and leading the way started toward what he thought was the mouth of the cave. Two Boy Gold Miners or, Lost in the Mountains 2012-03-12T03:00:19.777Z One day, according to the allotment of the work, it was his duty to turn the skins in the vats full of birch bark solution. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z Helen, obeying, received from him the folded birch bark and opened it. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z But it was nothing but a strip of birch bark, and again his heart sank. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z Halting the march and causing a fire to be made of the birch bark and the timbers, he ordered the men to cook and distribute the last of the portable soup and the arrow-root. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z He thought of his own spacious wigwam of birch bark, with the crossed poles projecting above the roof. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z Elmer changed his key, and gave them another sample of the weird sounds capable of being coaxed from a birch bark horn. The Hickory Ridge Boy Scouts: Under Canvas or, The Hunt for the Cartaret Ghost 2011-12-15T03:00:13.703Z As for illumination, some was supplied by the fire, some by the clear moon overhead, and most by a torch of birch bark, the resinous material in which caused it to splutter and burn brilliantly. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z I lit my fire, invariably with success, with peelings of birch bark that I had 90 sedulously collected during my walks. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z Long was at Green Bay for several days, and tells us that the houses there were covered with birch bark, and the rooms were decorated with bows and arrows, guns, and spears. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z Then came the memory of his errand, the thought of the woman and the boy in the wigwam of birch bark, hungry and needing him; and he stopped, half-turning to go back. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z Time went by and the farmer was living happily with his youngest daughter when one day while he was out chopping wood he found a pair of fine birch bark brogues. Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z Knowing, therefore, that he had someone to give him a warning should the half-breeds suddenly emerge, Joe very gently separated two strips of birch bark which closed in a portion of this Canadian dwelling. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z The men pass most of this quiet time in carving wood and making various articles out of birch bark. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z Tribal members built the canoe, a replica of one from the 1800s, using a single piece of birch bark. Maine tribe?s loss on casino question illustrates how reservations look for other income 2011-11-13T17:06:38Z "You may notice my voice is very strong," continued the man; "it is made of birch bark." Dot and Tot of Merryland 2011-11-12T03:00:34.677Z These they cover with mats made of rushes platted, or with birch bark, which they carry with them in their canoes for this purpose. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z Another mode of illumination is by firing a lighted piece of birch bark on a stick previously split at the upper end. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z They fill up the crannies between the logs with moss and turf, but on the roof they lay first a covering of birch bark to keep things close and dry. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z "If we were really Indians, we could make canoes out of the white birch bark," said Polly. Peter and Polly in Winter 2011-10-26T02:00:31.240Z If a pencil were not handy Mark could use a crayon, a bit of chalk or charcoal, and even a piece of fresh birch bark in case paper were lacking. Fast Nine or, A Challenge from Fairfield 2011-09-22T02:00:24.220Z Both stood in the northern part of the Ojibway country, a region where birch bark was extensively used as covering for the wigwams, and where it was easily obtained. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z Then he gave her something to eat on a piece of birch bark, which one of the tramps had stripped, fresh and clean, from a near-by tree. Woodcraft or, How a Patrol Leader Made Good 2011-08-24T02:00:22.913Z Chabot's breath was coming hard behind me, and I felt the birch bark quiver. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z He used pieces of birch bark instead of paper. Peter and Polly in Winter 2011-10-26T02:00:31.240Z The houses are generally built of wood and roofed with birch bark covered with turf. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z Ojibway birch bark dish The various structures in an Ojibway village do not appear to have been erected or placed with any degree of order. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z The Lapp woman put the costly Persian robes carefully away in birch bark, and rejoiced because with them she could buy a whole field of grain. Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z The dance house was a rudely constructed pole frame covered with birch bark, fastened down with willow twigs. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z Give this piece of birch bark with the picture on it to a man you will meet there, and he will tell you what next to do. Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z "That" was a beautiful brown bag of Russia leather, sweet with the pungent sweetness of birch bark, or of the peculiar process of curing with such bark; and with nickel plated lock and bolts. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z And from hill top they caught a gleam Of the river's broader stream, They came in their birch bark canoes Into this place of rendezvous. Poems of James McIntyre 2011-05-11T02:00:21.477Z There are loop-holes at the top, large enough to admit two fingers, bordered with birch bark, whose edges are sewn together. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland 2011-05-10T02:01:00.460Z I started, with two of my comrades, in a birch bark canoe for New Orleans. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z The youth took the moccasins and the birch bark bearing the mystic sign and hid them under his coat, and said, "I will do as you advise." Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z A woman was busy peeling strips of birch bark from the trunk of a sapling close by. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z One morning as they were leaving camp, Schoolcraft saw an Indian putting a bit of birch bark, upon which he had drawn some pictures in black, into a cleft at the end of a pole. American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z This package is a mixture of all the varieties above mentioned, to the number of one hundred and twenty-two; with a box of birch bark containing twenty-nine little infants’ scalps. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z These pineries can only be reached by stemming the currents of the minor streams in bateaux or birch bark canoes, or by traversing the country on foot or with teams. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z The man gave him another pair of moccasins in exchange for those he was wearing, and another piece of birch bark bearing another inscription. Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z I never thought of using birch bark for such things,” declared Elena. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z They had plenty of fish, some of which was packed up in birch bark. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z Frank went into the kitchen, and returned with half a loaf of bread and some fried bacon, in a piece of birch bark. The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike 2011-03-06T03:00:22.017Z There were no roads to the village, and the only means of travel was by steamboat, bateaux, or birch bark canoes, until the government road was opened sometime in 1856. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z A piece of birch bark bearing a picture of a warrior with an arrow in his heart, found the next day at the Chief's door, always told him of the warrior's fate. Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z If we should find any sweet grass on our walks while here, we must be sure and gather it, as it is what is needed to sew up the seams of birch bark. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z West from Greenwich, and compass has sixteen degrees variation East, in a canoe made of birch bark. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z After a moment the woman called by the name of Rippling Water appeared from a distance, where she had been cutting birch bark. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z The half-breed delivered himself of but a single opinion, and that was when Denton lurched nervously into the birch bark, half upsetting it. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z He gave him the piece of birch bark bearing the mystic sign. Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z The small cones combined with birch bark are lovely. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z The torches of the main body of the enemy seem to be going out, and very likely their stock of birch bark is all gone. Brother Against Brother The War on the Border 2011-02-09T03:00:46.430Z They put their nets in the water and encamped near them, using only a few pieces of birch bark for a lodge to shelter them at night. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-06T03:01:02.343Z The next time his rifle cracked, water poured through the birch bark, and the frail canoe settled at once, not fifteen yards from shore. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z There he met another old man, to whom he gave the birch bark. Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z So much time had been taken by the collecting and descriptions of articles made of birch bark, that it was noon before anyone dreamed it was more than ten o’clock. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z With a birch bark horn Job simulated this call, and lured a moose into an ambuscade, where, within short range, the huge creature was killed. A Hero of Ticonderoga 2011-01-27T03:00:45.450Z “Hungry ain’t a big enough word fur it,” said Avery, stripping a piece of birch bark and lighting the small heap of driftwood David had gathered. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z Also, he could rest his gun on the birch bark, and take fairly deliberate aim. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z One, perhaps, takes birch bark, always at hand, and dead dry wood, and kindles a fire five or six feet in front of where we intend to lie. Canoeing in the wilderness 2011-01-19T03:00:23.683Z “The Brownies can find birch bark and make the ornaments to decorate the cabin,” said Anna, as the Guide apportioned each group of girls to tasks. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z At last it emerged and came across the ledges—a flare of hissing birch bark stuck into a cleft stick. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z As a protection against rain, the people wear a broad horizontal collar made of birch bark, fastened round the neck with pins. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z The last navigable birch bark was crossing the river in their direction. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z We had thrown away the pork-keg and wrapped its contents in birch bark. Canoeing in the wilderness 2011-01-19T03:00:23.683Z Frances used the birch bark she had saved from the Alpine camp. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z I followed her to the beach, where a large birch bark canoe was packed. A Child of the Sea; and Life Among the Mormons 2010-12-30T03:00:27.140Z The walls are very thin; the ceiling is of birch bark, with a roof of wood and stone above it. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z He dropped with a wild cry; the birch bark overturned, scarlet waters foamed and twisted like a furnace with the grim struggle. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z He showed me how to write on the under side of birch bark with a black spruce twig, which is hard and tough and can be brought to a point. Canoeing in the wilderness 2011-01-19T03:00:23.683Z May I have a bit of this birch bark the girls brought back with them from the woods?” asked Fred. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z Myself and husband were disguised as Indians, our children the same, and all were taken away from the island in a birch bark canoe. A Child of the Sea; and Life Among the Mormons 2010-12-30T03:00:27.140Z His feet and legs were protected by shoes made of birch bark. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z The jars and boxes of birch bark made by Russian peasants are often stamped with very effective patterns. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z "Oh, yer," said he, and in a minute rolled up one of birch bark, telling him to wet the bowl from time to time. Canoeing in the wilderness 2011-01-19T03:00:23.683Z They watch out for broken branches, shredded birch bark or other stuff which the bear has torn down to make his bed. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. Is chewing gum from spruce trees injurious?—or birch bark? Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician From them is afterwards procured, by boiling, an unctuous substance, into which they dip their fishing-nets, having first dyed or tanned them with birch bark, in order to make them more durable. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z Attempts to sew a patch of birch bark over the hole with threads drawn from the blanket were dismal failures. Stranded in Arcady The Natties soon came back from the woods bringing enough white birch bark to cover a man-of-war. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies The stuff to be used, some birch bark to ignite it on top of which is placed rotten wood or broken up punk if procurable, is rammed back a distance into the hole. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. Boughs and branches of silver and sugar maples decorate the hall, "den," dining room and kitchen, and berries, vines and burrs fill jars, vases and cornucopias of birch bark. Suppers Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions The barrels thus filled are preserved in holes, dug in the ground for the purpose, either lined with brickwork, or with birch bark, to protect them from rats or mice. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z There was plenty of dry wood at hand, and a bit of stripped birch bark answered for kindling. Stranded in Arcady The baskets, which are filled with cut flowers, are sometimes made of birch bark, and can be made without resorting to the aid of a professional. Dinners and Luncheons Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions So long as they are done up in a secure manner in birch bark to keep out blue flies, the greatest danger of their going bad is prevented. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. A birch bark cornucopia of maple sugar candy and a droll little nut Indian clad in a scarlet blanket by each plate make pretty souvenirs of the feast. Suppers Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions Their canoes, too, are shaped like those of the Esquimaux, and made of birch bark, which, by some process, is striped from the gunwale perpendicularly downwards, for the purpose of ornament. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea The invitation was written on birch bark, in Ojibway, and was as follows:— Ladies: We loved your father. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow A square, shallow birch bark basket filled with pansies and suspended by means of yellow, violet or green ribbons is exquisite. Dinners and Luncheons Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions Never consider your work complete until you have an armful of fine cut up dry wood or a supply of birch bark handy. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. Canvas Covered A canoe is made, however, and much used by the Hudson's Bay Company, exactly on the frame of a birch bark, but covered with tightly stretched and painted canvas. Camp and Trail When a fire is lighted with birch bark and tamarack knots, we sit beside it and are more merry than you could believe. Seeds of Pine They used up five matches in lighting the fire, but finally the birch bark flared up, curling, and the spruce twigs began to crackle. Northern Diamonds On top of that you can drop some rolls of lighted birch bark and have ready the thickest fir boughs you can find to clap on top of the chimney. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp The Muskegons, around James Bay, traded their furs with their southern neighbors for birch bark, out of which to make their canoes. Niagara An Aboriginal Center of Trade Kinds of Canoes Practicable canoes are made of birch bark stretched over light frames; of cedar; of basswood; of canvas, and of canvas cover over stiff frames. Camp and Trail The little birch bark was rushing rapidly forward, propelled by the power of four strong muscular arms. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 They trampled down the snow, gathered birch bark and spruce splinters, and laid the kindling against the big back log. Northern Diamonds Edward was particularly struck with a sack or purse, made of birch bark, and wrought with porcupine quills of the richest dyes. The Travellers A Tale. Designed for Young People. As he spoke he unrolled a precious chart, scratched on birch bark with some rude weapon, such as a flint arrow-head. Marguerite De Roberval A Romance of the Days of Jacques Cartier Selection of a Birch Bark In selecting a birch bark canoe the most important thing to look after is to see that the bottom is all one piece without projecting knots or mended cracks. Camp and Trail You are to picture canoes drawn up on a sandbar, and a ribbon of black smoke curling from a strip of birch bark that marks the beginning of a fire. The So-called Human Race They hastily collected a handful of fine, dry hair moss from the fir branches, and peeled filmy shreds of birch bark. Northern Diamonds For seven days these men had had nothing for food but roots and black birch bark. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools On the next day, and the two following ones, he employed himself in thatching the primitive dwelling with birch bark and whatever materials he could find which would shed the rain from its sloping sides. Marguerite De Roberval A Romance of the Days of Jacques Cartier The Birch Bark Advantages and Disadvantages The birch bark canoe has several unassailable advantages. Camp and Trail "I want to get a whole lot of birch bark," Dolly said, as they walked along; "let's look for particularly nice pieces and get a whole lot to take with us down to the seashore." Two Little Women The birch bark caught fire and flamed crackling up the trunk. Northern Diamonds The leg was ninety feet long, steel-booted, framed of great timbers, heavy enough to have wrecked the barge like a birch bark canoe if it had got away. Calumet 'K' The valuable candles had been extinguished, of course, but the little lamp was burning, shaded on one side by a piece of birch bark. The Peace of Roaring River Among the birches, it probably gathers the fine curling shreds of the birch bark. Ways of Nature Here's some good birch bark, only it's yellowish. Two Little Women When his comrades returned in search of him, they found beside him a birch bark on which he had written his death chant: Thou little rock of the high hill, attend! Pathfinders of the Great Plains A Chronicle of La Vérendrye and his Sons The boxes were made from birch bark, and were very dainty. Dorothy Dainty at the Mountains Carefully pile over it the shreds of birch bark or splinters of fat pine prepared beforehand, and the fire is made. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 A few kernels of corn, pounded into meal between two stones, and mixed with water, in a cup made from rolling up a strip of birch bark, afforded a good dinner for an Indian. King Philip Makers of History For the hunting of birch bark is ever enticing and lures one on to further treasures like a mirage. Two Little Women She went to the lake for a kettle of water, and returning gathered a handful of birch bark. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob Oh, mamma, we had the finest time," cried Dorothy, "and see the fine basket of candy and the pretty birch bark box! Dorothy Dainty at the Mountains A woodsman told me one summer of the use of old birch bark for starting a fire in the wet woods, and I have since enjoyed collecting the bark from fallen trees in the forest. Getting Acquainted with the Trees They filled a cart with birch bark, straw, and powder, and, setting this on fire, endeavored to push it against the house with long poles. King Philip Makers of History "I'm all those things, too! oh, Dolly, I'm awfully frightened!" and Dotty dropped her bundles of birch bark and sitting down on a stone began to cry hysterically. Two Little Women Their canoes are very small, made out of spruce and birch bark, and so narrow you would not think they could float anything at all. Young Alaskans in the Far North In the house lived an old man who made his living by making baskets and fancy articles of birch bark. Dave Porter and the Runaways Last Days at Oak Hall Nevertheless, tar paper is now used in all the lumber camps and is spreading farther and farther into the woods as the birch bark becomes scarce and the "tote-roads" are improved. Shelters, Shacks and Shanties It happened that Captain Glazier had never before seen birch bark canoes, and they were therefore regarded by him with considerable interest, their use in the future being indispensable to the success of his undertaking. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier And in a moment the Trapper was again seated at the table with a large piece of birch bark in front of him and a hound on either side. Holiday Tales Christmas in the Adirondacks Then, as the trees got smaller, birch bark scarcer, in the Dog Rib and Rabbit country, the boats got narrower. Young Alaskans in the Far North The red lady was Geirlaug, who had brought with her the forester’s daughters, and in one hand she held a wand of birch bark, and in the other a closed basket. The Olive Fairy Book Where birch bark is obtainable it is shingled with slabs of this bark as already described, and as shown in Fig. Shelters, Shacks and Shanties Three days were spent at Leech Lake, during which time we secured an interpreter, Indian guides and birch bark canoes. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier To give an idea of the quantities which are brought into Srînagar, I may mention that on one single day I counted fourteen large barges with birch bark on the river.... Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. Miscellaneous Later Essays Even baby children manipulate the birch bark, and one may pass a cluster of such small fry by the roadside, shoeless and stockingless, all busily plaiting baskets with their nimble little fingers. Through Finland in Carts So that night we spent taking down our pictures and all our birch bark ornaments, and packing our books and getting ready to move. Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels Commence at the bottom as you do in shingling a roof and place sections of birch bark around, others above them overlapping them, and hold them in place by resting poles against them. Shelters, Shacks and Shanties He went over to the king, showed it to him, and then said, 'Should you like to see the moss that we mixed with birch bark to make bread during the war?' Lisbeth Longfrock As is the case with nearly all old customs, the use of birch bark for writing still survives in India, though the fact is little known. Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. Miscellaneous Later Essays Mary managed to rescue all but one more of the family, and these were set adrift on a piece of birch bark to which Polly tied a string that they might not go beyond return. Three Little Cousins The two reappeared in a minute, carrying a spacious canoe of birch bark. The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" Never try to cut birch bark, tar paper, or patent roofing with a dull knife. Shelters, Shacks and Shanties He made canoes for me out of birch bark. The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires The Ghost of Lost Man's Trail The use of birch bark for literary purposes is attested by the earliest classical Sanskrit writers. Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. Miscellaneous Later Essays That evening she sat fingering her little hoard while Molly was busy preparing her birch bark. Three Little Cousins On the rude snake fence at the back of the pasture sat a boy, with a roll of birch bark in his hands. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life Birch bark is very appropriate for them, and for either birch bark or a conventional card a pretty element may be added by writing some appropriate quotation or verse, after the Japanese custom. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium Their canoes, we are told, were of birch bark and cedar splints, the ribs being shaped from spruce roots. Heroes of the Middle West The French Rollo immediately went and washed out some seeds as Jonas had directed, and when he came back he spread them out upon a piece of birch bark to dry. Rollo's Museum "We must build a birch bark ship for the Hips family," said Polly, changing the subject. Three Little Cousins Then with hurried hands he stripped some birch bark, and rolled himself a serviceable torch. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life These notes were written on birch bark, and signed with the figure of an otter, the totem of the great chief. Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola He gave promissory notes written on birch bark, signed with his own totem, or tribe-mark—a picture of the otter. Heroes of the Middle West The French Rollo accordingly went to the nearest fire, and got a quantity of birch bark, which he had collected there to aid him in kindling his fires. Rollo's Philosophy. [Air] Many of the lodges built of either poles or birch bark were still standing, with fragments of useless and abandoned household goods here and there. The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand He carried with him now, besides his blanket and his paddle, a generous roll of birch bark, with which to illuminate the lumber shanty before going in. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life Two large boats filled with birch bark and pitch pine were tied together and set on fire. Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola There were no windows; a large hole in the center of the roof allowed the smoke to escape; and a sort of curtain of birch bark occupied the place of the door. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) He lighted one piece, and put it upon the end of a stick, and carried it to the stump, with the rest of the birch bark in the other hand. Rollo's Philosophy. [Air] Paul found in one of the lodges a dried scalp with long straight hair, but, obeying a sensitive impulse he hid it from the others, thrusting it between two folds of the birch bark. The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand He had a lodge made of birch bark that shone like silver in the sun. Thirty Indian Legends The guide, apparently fresh and unwearied, cut a sheet of birch bark for tinder, lit a fire as defence against mosquitos, and in sixty seconds was snoring. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science A few poles, raised in the shape of a cone, and covered with birch bark, form the roof, and the tops of pine branches make a fragrant bed. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) Rollo then spent some time in fruitless attempts to make some lighted birch bark go down into the stump, and burn there. Rollo's Philosophy. [Air] It was covered with strips of birch bark, which made a very good roof. Forests of Maine Marco Paul's Adventures in Pursuit of Knowledge Wesakchak picked it up, and saw that a little piece of birch bark was rolled inside. Thirty Indian Legends This package is a mixture of all the varieties above mentioned, to the number of 122; with a box of birch bark, containing twenty-nine little infants' scalps of various sizes; small white hoops, white ground. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 From 1620-1816 They took up the remains, carefully enclosed them in a box of birch bark, placed them in one of their canoes, and paddled them, three hundred miles, to the mission of St. Ignatius. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago "Well, then," replied Rollo, "why does not my birch bark burn? that is dry; but as soon as I drop it down into the stump, it goes out." Rollo's Philosophy. [Air] Some of these strips, or rather sheets, for they were quite large, had fallen down, and Marco ran and got one of them, exclaiming, "What a monstrous sheet of birch bark!" Forests of Maine Marco Paul's Adventures in Pursuit of Knowledge "Write on the birch bark," she said, "and I shall take it to your friend the beaver." Thirty Indian Legends The planks appeared not to have been hewn out of drift-wood, but were probably brought from the south, like the birch bark with which the bottom of the coffin was covered. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II As our voyagers, in their birch bark canoes, passed the mouth of this wonderful stream, they had no conception of the scenes which were transpiring in thousands of Indian villages on its far-distant waters. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago "Now," said he, "I presume you will be able to make sticks and birch bark burn in the stump, though you can't make the stump itself burn very well." Rollo's Philosophy. [Air] So soon as 85Griffith Hawke could quiet them a little, I told all that I knew, and produced the strip of birch bark. The Cryptogram A Story of Northwest Canada He wrote a message on the birch bark and slipped it in the hollow end of the quill. Thirty Indian Legends The Samoyed tent is commonly covered with reindeer skins, the Ostyak tent with birch bark. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II These barbed weapons would tear their way through the birch bark of the canoes as if they were but sheets of brown paper. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago Rollo now dropped a blazing piece of birch bark into the stump, and, to his great joy, he found that it continued blazing, after it reached the bottom. Rollo's Philosophy. [Air] The birch bark I had tucked out of sight in my pocket. The Cryptogram A Story of Northwest Canada “Why, the birch bark curls up and burns me: I wish you would come and set it a-fire.” Caleb in the Country We made some baskets yesterday out of birch bark and moss. At the Little Brown House Father Hennepin was immediately presented with some boiled fish on a birch bark plate. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago "Yes," replied Jonas, "but all the life of it was consumed by the first piece of birch bark which you put in." Rollo's Philosophy. [Air] I had rightly interpreted the bit of birch bark, 83which meant that a white man—a spy of the Northwest Company—would be found within the fort disguised as an Indian. The Cryptogram A Story of Northwest Canada Or, if that fails, put a large piece of birch bark directly upon the fire. Caleb in the Country I am sorry all the birch bark is gone, but I am sold out. At the Little Brown House The larger boys and girls brought to the encampment their arms full of birch bark, with carefully selected twigs for frames. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago "Now," continued Jonas, "light a small piece of birch bark, and put it in." Rollo's Philosophy. [Air] And we’ve built a house of birch bark under the trees. The Twin Cousins Raymond said nothing, but he took a handkerchief out of his jacket pocket, and spread it out upon the ground, and put his birch bark box upon it. Caleb in the Country I'll get Hope and Cherry to help me make a lot of birch bark baskets and then Allee and me will sell them in the city. At the Little Brown House The two Frenchmen set out, in a birch bark canoe, for this river voyage, going and returning, of four hundred miles. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago Against these pales were placed large slabs of birch bark, in layers, which, having a tendency to regain their circular form, cling round the cone, and are further secured with bands of fibre. The Story of Nelson also "The Grateful Indian", "The Boatswain's Son" They cut down and stuck some poles in the snow, and then over the top they threw a few pieces of birch bark. Oowikapun How the Gospel Reached the Nelson River Indians He went to the rock and took up his birch bark; but, to his surprise, the foam had disappeared. Caleb in the Country While she spoke she emptied the birch bark boats of their brilliant cargo again, and deftly pinned the quaint devices to their gowns, so they dangled fantastically from their ribbon handles. At the Little Brown House He then gave them, in a birch bark dish, some boiled wild rice, seasoned with dry whortleberries. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago She kept a conical tent of poles and birch bark in her back yard, in which she slept during summer. The Mothers Of Honoré From "Mackinac And Lake Stories", 1899 That birch bark could talk, as he expressed it, was a mystery indeed. Oowikapun How the Gospel Reached the Nelson River Indians “Then, if you see any good, smooth birch bark, won't you bring me home some!” Caleb in the Country "No, sir," promptly responded Peace, jerking aside the cover of her basket and briskly beginning to fill one of the birch bark canoes hitched to Allee's dress. At the Little Brown House Taking Indian guides with him, he commenced tours in various directions, paddled by Indians in the birch bark canoe. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago We kicked up our half-breeds, who gave us our breakfast, stowed away the usual quantity of raw pork, and once more did we float on the water in a piece of birch bark. Diary in America, Series One Mr Evans printed his first copies of it in syllabic characters on birch bark. Oowikapun How the Gospel Reached the Nelson River Indians “Yes, I can,” said Caleb; “I can get some birch bark.” Caleb in the Country Instead of being covered with birch bark, these were thatched very neatly with dry grass or reeds, and formed very warm abodes. A Voyage round the World A book for boys His axe quickly enabled him to cut some sticks for his shanty, for which a quantity of large pieces of birch bark scattered about served as a covering. Janet McLaren The Faithful Nurse Another nest, located in a maple five feet high from the ground, was placed on a foundation of dead leaves, coarse meadow grass, and white birch bark. Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual Issued for the Benefit of the Schools of our State Here, where the foot rests, there is a piece of birch bark fastened, over which there is a loop, and through this loop the foot passes. The Land of the Long Night But before the birch bark took fire, the flame of the brand went out, and then Caleb looked around for another. Caleb in the Country From persimmons, elderberries, juniper berries, pumpkins, corn-stalks, hickory nuts, sassafras bark, birch bark, and many other leaves, roots, and barks, various light drinks were made. Home Life in Colonial Days They are free to come and go on his lands for birch bark and basket stuff—he’s the only one who respects the old treaties. Joan of Arc of the North Woods Malachi then produced a piece of birch bark, of which the underneath drawing is a fac-simile. The Settlers in Canada The practice they had acquired already with the dugout helped them greatly with the birch bark, and after one or two duckings they handled it with great ease. The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War "Just what it must be, X-Ray," the other told him; "they've nailed birch bark all over the sides of the log hut, you see, just to make it look rustic." Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys The Birch Bark Lodge Sections of birch bark could be bottomed and served for baskets, or for potash cans, while capital feed-boxes could be made in the same way of sections cut from a hollow hemlock. Home Life in Colonial Days The Chippewa Indians had very few ponies, having no use for them, as it was more convenient to use their birch bark canoes in traveling about the lakes and rivers. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History Boys, get the wood and a small strip of birch bark! Little Busybodies The Life of Crickets, Ants, Bees, Beetles, and Other Busybodies A few dirty little half-naked boys lay sprawling among several packages of furs tied up in birch bark, and disputed with two or three ill-looking dogs the most commodious place whereon to lie. Hudson Bay Then as he lay there waiting until the drowsiness overtook him again, he allowed his fugitive thoughts to once more wrestle with the mystery connected with the late occupants of that birch bark cabin. Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys The Birch Bark Lodge It was well-nigh completed when Hengler and his party returned with the pine cones and birch bark, both of which substances are exceedingly resinous and inflammable. The Norsemen in the West I crossed the river to the west side in a birch bark canoe, navigated by Tapper, the ferryman for many years after, until the suspension bridge was built. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History In the midst of this they both came to a full stop on discovering a box made of birch bark, which seemed to have been dropped by some passing Indians. Fort Desolation Red Indians and Fur Traders of Rupert's Land This frail bark, on which our safety and progression depended, was made of birch bark sewed together, lined in the inside with thin laths of wood, and pitched on the seams with gum. Hudson Bay They could see the raised prow of what looked to be a genuine birch bark canoe poke in sight. Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys The Birch Bark Lodge This thin point she thrust through the bird, and stuck it up before the fire to roast, placing a small dish, made of birch bark, below it to catch the dripping. Silver Lake In 1854 fifteen hundred Winnebago Indians came up the Minnesota River to Shakopee, in their birch bark and dugout canoes, which lined the shore. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History Then the Indian drew a rough map on birch bark, a copy of which is still in existence. French Pathfinders in North America It was made of birch bark, and could with great ease be carried by one man. Hudson Bay In these modern days when even the Indians up in Maine manufacture up-to-date canvas canoes by the thousand, it is a rare event to run across one made of birch bark. Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys The Birch Bark Lodge The hunters next lighted a fire, putting up a screen of birch bark to keep off the wind, while they sat down to regale themselves on the humps and other prize portions of the animals. The Trapper's Son When my senses returned, I found myself in a roomy wigwam of birch bark, the floor was lined with fine mats, and there were two skin-covered couches, besides the one on which I lay. With Axe and Rifle The principal materials of them were rolls of birch bark saturated in balsam gum. Winter Adventures of Three Boys They were made entirely of birch bark, and gaudily painted on the bow and stern. Hudson Bay Two minutes later and the prow of the birch bark canoe glided softly up on the shore. Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys The Birch Bark Lodge The trip from Thunder Bay in Lake Superior to Norway House was performed in a birch bark canoe. By Canoe and Dog-Train Progress was slow; the attendance small and irregular, but in the course of three months, they were able to write to each other on birch bark. Among the Sioux A Story of the Twin Cities and the Two Dakotas It was arranged with the best of birch bark, and around outside, up to within a few feet of the top, Kinesasis piled the dry moss of that country, which grows there so plentifully. Winter Adventures of Three Boys Seemed to me you were marking on a piece of birch bark, which you stuck on a stick close to where our fire had been. The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour, or, The Mystery of Rattlesnake Mountain Jeanne threw some fir twigs and broken pieces of birch bark on the coals, and the blaze set the room in a glow. A Little Girl in Old Detroit His first ink he made out of the soot from the chimney, and his first paper was birch bark. By Canoe and Dog-Train "Looks like a strip of fresh birch bark," remarked Giraffe. The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire or, Scouting with the Silver Fox Patrol His first paper was made out of birch bark. Winter Adventures of Three Boys As they were leaving I took a piece of birch bark. Lords of the North There was a rough earthen bowl filled with water, a bit of looking-glass framed in birch bark, a bed, and some rounds of logs for seats. A Little Girl in Old Detroit When we reached the bottom of this trough of the sea, our canoe slapped so violently upon the water that the birch bark on the bottom split from side to side. By Canoe and Dog-Train Into the crotch he inserted the birch bark. The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire or, Scouting with the Silver Fox Patrol Here Memotas carefully arranged his powder-loaded rolls of birch bark, and connected the fuses of each with a heavy sprinkling of gunpowder, which reached to the trunk of the tree. Winter Adventures of Three Boys He returned an hour later, the canoe loaded with strips of birch bark which he carefully laid on the shore. Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great North Woods They had gone early in the morning and taken some food with them in a pretty basket made of birch bark. A Little Girl in Old Detroit His ink was made out of the soot of the chimneys, and his first paper was birch bark. By Canoe and Dog-Train He held the birch bark up so all could see. The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire or, Scouting with the Silver Fox Patrol The man pushed away the ashes from the smouldering logs, and took from the wood basket a quantity of birch bark and great cones of the pine. Mr. Kris Kringle A Christmas Tale Old Indian chief Ochagach drew maps on birch bark of a trail to the Western Sea. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom Many were lined with birch bark, with borders of beautiful ash and silver birch. A Little Girl in Old Detroit But he had no confidence in the flimsy birch bark; so he got out his jackknife and bade Billy get out his. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's Perhaps the one who writes this birch bark message was himself responsible for the sinking of the boat. The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire or, Scouting with the Silver Fox Patrol The middle sides of the logs were up, thus making a smooth surface, but this was really made a fact by big strips of birch bark that covered the top. Bob Hunt in Canada Some accounts say he took a barrel of powder; others, that he wrapped powder in a huge bole of birch bark. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom Next to Pani stood Wenonah and the grave brown-faced babies who tumbled about the floor when they were not fastened to their birch bark canoe cradle with a flat end balancing it against the wall. A Little Girl in Old Detroit Several Indian women and children were moving about; one Indian man was scraping some birch bark at a tent door. Young Lucretia and Other Stories Meanwhile wads of burning birch bark and moss had been tossed into the fort on the powder magazines. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward "Can Pierre make a birch bark canoe just like the Indians used to have?" asked Bob. Bob Hunt in Canada They paddled for just about three hours that afternoon, and met one Indian in a birch bark canoe, shooting downstream. Canoe Mates in Canada Three Boys Afloat on the Saskatchewan The pictograph was drawn upon a piece of birch bark which was carried in the owner’s Midē´ sack, and was intended to record an event of importance. The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 143-300 We found that the rest of our journey would have to be made in a birch bark canoe. The Reminiscences of an Astronomer Whole villages were blown up by mines of powder in birch bark. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward The fish were soon cleaned, and twenty minutes later they sat around a table made of two big logs with birch bark spread over it. Bob Hunt in Canada Perhaps this is a mistake, for even though the young man had patched his shoes with birch bark, he was not in debt. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists The mnemonic songs are in nearly every instance incised upon birch bark by means of a sharp-pointed piece of bone or a nail. The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 143-300 It was boiled in a kettle, and served in a platter made of birch bark, from which, being dirty, they had peeled the surface. Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 1 So saying, she led him into the gardens, and waving her wand over a piece of birch bark, behold three splendid kites! Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside "If we have any really bad weather you will be surprised how quickly the guides will make a wood hut out of birch bark, and a few supports quickly cut in the woods." Bob Hunt in Canada Le Rossignol first soothed him and then betrayed him into shoes of birch bark which she carried in her pocket for the purpose of making Shubenacadie dance. The Lady of Fort St. John XXII, B, is presented an illustration reproduced from a piece of birch bark owned by the preceptor of “Little Frenchman,” of the import of which the latter was ignorant. The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 143-300 This they did, and told fifty of birch bark, and an hundred and seventy of pine; besides many others which were blocked out, in readiness for being made. 14th. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States Another woman made a basket of birch bark in the same way. The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone At each end across these lay two smaller sticks, and in the hollow square formed by the four sticks, put the tinder of cones, birch bark, or dry leaves. On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls A thin shield of birch bark covers this, and then with a crane's wing the snow is brushed over both trap and chain so that no sign remains. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure Fig. 20 is a reproduction of the character drawn upon a small oval piece of birch bark, which had been made by a Midē´ to insure the death of two bears. The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 143-300 Another little Theridion that is found on birch bark has the same colors arranged a little differently. A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. He rolled gunpowder in twisted tubes of birch bark, and ran a circle of this round the fort. Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark In the centre of the dead wood you will find dry wood; dig it out and, after starting the fire with either birch bark or pine-knot, use the dry wood as kindling. On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls They are made of birch wood and not of birch bark, as a noted American author asserted in one of his books on northern life. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure In some instances the representation of animal forms is drawn by the Midē´ not upon birch bark, but directly upon sandy earth or a bed of ashes, either of which affords a smooth surface. The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 143-300 The trumpet with which the calling is done is simply a piece of birch bark, rolled up cone-shaped with the smooth side within. Ways of Wood Folk Ochagach, an old Indian, drew maps on birch bark showing rivers that emptied into the Western Sea. Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark Start your fire with the tinder nearest at hand, dry leaves, ferns, twigs, cones, birch bark, or pine-knot slivers. On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls For boats they made canoes of birch bark. The Beginner's American History The accompanying plate illustrates the above mentioned story of Pogump and Pookjinsquess, the original of which was drawn on birch bark by Noel Josephs. Contribution to Passamaquoddy Folk-Lore Next I fastened a large piece of birch bark on two split sticks behind the fireplace; then I sat down on an old log to wait. Ways of Wood Folk Specimens of birch bark were found near by the bones. The Mound Builders Variations of circular, oblong, and rectangular bark dishes may be worked out from strips and rectangular pieces of birch bark, and all dishes can be turned into baskets by adding handles. On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls So the bees did not sting the bunny uncle, but, instead, gave him a lot of honey, in a little box made of birch bark, which he took home to Nurse Jane. Uncle Wiggily in the Woods The canoe was of birch bark, so thin that it seemed to him that an incautious movement would instantly knock a hole through her. With Wolfe in Canada The Winning of a Continent Invitations to a wooden wedding are sometimes written or printed on birch bark or thin strips of wood, or are engraved on cards which imitate wood in appearance. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada This can be made in the following manner: Construct a cylinder of birch bark or paste-board or any like substance, ten inches in height, and of sufficient size to fit closely on the head. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making When the shelf is made in this way, cover the top with birch bark or other bark to give a flat surface. On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls The blotting-case is a good specimen, as it is made of the lovely birch bark; and they were all got direct from Indians we know. Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books The writing materials employed were various like the idioms and include imported palm leaves, birch bark, plates of wood or bamboo, leather and paper, which last was in use from the first century A.D. onwards. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 As it comes nearer they see it is a birch bark canoe, paddled by two men. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 For temporary purposes, canoes can be made from basswood, hemlock, or spruce bark; but they are at best, very rude and clumsy in comparison with the birch bark. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making I took the pictured birch bark from my pocket, and tore it in fine strips. Montlivet Suddenly before them appeared several Indian lodges, entirely covered with great strips of birch bark. The King's Arrow A Tale of the United Empire Loyalists When everything was brought in and distributed in the best place to dry, Bob took some birch bark, thrust it into the stove and lighted it. Ungava Bob A Winter's Tale At daybreak on the following morning the people begin to gather, some coming by land from the neighbouring clearings, others, in birch bark canoes, from points more distant. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 Spruce or birch bark are excellent for this purpose, and the pieces may be secured with nails, and kept flat by the weight of another series of poles rested against them. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making There was an amulet in the form of a beaver's paw, a twist of tobacco, a flint, a tin looking-glass, and a folded sheet of birch bark. Montlivet Not a drop of rain touched her, for the roof of this abode was covered with long strips of birch bark. The King's Arrow A Tale of the United Empire Loyalists The birch bark Lachlan let him have occasioned him many a rare tussle before he finally beached it at the Fort. Burned Bridges In those days there were real Indians and no other canoes than those of birch bark; now these have well-nigh disappeared and, indeed, few visitors at Murray Bay, use any kind of a canoe. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 The "smudge," consisting of a smouldering pile of birch bark is also used where the insects infest the tents or shanties by night. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making There is practically no difference between the shape of the modern canoe and the shape of the Indian birch bark canoes which were developed by the savages in America hundreds of years ago. Outdoor Sports and Games I'm exceedingly sorry," read a scroll of birch bark which Ras drowsily delivered to Diane one sunset, "but I'll have to ask you to invite me to supper. Diane of the Green Van Fastened to it was a piece of birch bark, and scribbled upon the birch bark with a piece of charcoal from the fire, these words: "cerprize fur the lads bekos they likes Goos." Troop One of the Labrador We found no birch bark either to make canoes, and set the men to work in constructing some of wood. Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific The gunwale being prepared, we are now ready for the birch bark. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making The old styles of canoes made of birch bark, hollow logs, the skins of animals and so on have practically given way to the canvas-covered cedar or basswood canoes of the Canadian type. Outdoor Sports and Games A little later Mr. Poynter produced a green bug mounted eccentrically upon a bit of birch bark. Diane of the Green Van The torch consisted of a roll of dried birch bark tied with wire to the end of a staff. The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island The Indian houses were long huts covered with strips of birch bark. The Beacon Second Reader The smoke of smouldering birch bark will effectually drive away the mosquitoes from the tents at night. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making First put down the shavings or some dry birch bark if you can find it, and shelter it as well as you can from the rain. Outdoor Sports and Games The drowsy negro leisurely alighted and shuffled through the trees until he stood before Diane with a square of birch bark in his hand. Diane of the Green Van They gathered birch bark and dry pine and soon had a fire going. In the Days of Poor Richard The jar burst here and there the hard envelope of the birch bark to expose a quantity of half-powdery, decayed wood, dry as tinder and almost as inflammable as gunpowder. The Silent Places If in a birch bark country the Indian canoe, page 260, is the most desirable craft, on account of its lightness and portability. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making He can make a rope out of a grape-vine or patch a hole in his birch bark canoe with a piece of bark and a little spruce gum. Outdoor Sports and Games Greatly astonished—for this negro was apparently too lazy to talk when he deemed it unnecessary—Diane took the birch bark and inspected it in mystification. Diane of the Green Van A little later the young man sat in the middle of the shell of birch bark while Solomon knelt in its stern with his paddle. In the Days of Poor Richard "Our mothers teach us so, Lennox, as soon as we leave our birch bark cradles." The Hunters of the Hills They learned too that, as birch bark burned very freely, it should be used in starting the campfire whenever available. The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas A good drinking cup may be made from a piece of birch bark cut in parallelogram shape, and twisted into pyramid form, and fastened with a split stick. Camping For Boys Then she began to gather sticks, and little branches, and strips of birch bark, and other silvan combustibles, which she found scattered about the ground, and put them upon the coals to make the fire. Mary Erskine But there are a long centerpiece of hemstitched crash and crash doilies, and there are "real" napkins, and at each plate a birch bark napkin ring with a number on it. Etiquette The wood we scraped together was a sorry lot, roots and stumps and branches of decayed spruce, such as we could collect without an axe, and some rags and tags of birch bark. In the Catskills Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs These projectiles, wrapped with lighted birch bark, served as fire brands, and danger enough they carried. The Mississippi Bubble Moore handed me a prepared sheet of birch bark, like those which the red men use for their rude picture writings. In the Wrong Paradise A few carts had roofs of birch bark to shield their occupants from the rain; from appearances I judged these carts belonged to emigrants on their way to the Amoor. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life The floral decoration is of laurel leaves in vases made of preserve jars covered with birch bark. Etiquette The roofs of birch bark, covered with turf, which is mown in the autumn, are crowned with natural flowers. Ticket No. "9672" Fairly in the twinkling of an eye a rude frame of bent poles was made, above which were spread strips of unrolled birch bark from the cargo of the canoe. The Mississippi Bubble It was boiled in a kettle and served in a platter made of birch bark from which, being dirty, they had peeled the surface. The Journey to the Polar Sea Besides their boats of wood the Goldees make canoes of birch bark, quite broad in the middle and coming to a point at both ends. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life He shivered and shook; but she was not slow to wring out his wet stockings for him, and fetch no end of birch bark and huge logs. Weird Tales from Northern Seas But a regular canoe, made of birch bark or paper, would cost too much. Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir Their boats are made of birch bark, with which they go a fishing, and they catch great quantities of seals. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 06 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Every native used a porringer or vessel made of birch bark. Pioneers in Canada Their hats were of two kinds, some of felt and turned up at the sides, and others of decorated birch bark shaped like a parasol. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life His canoe was of birch bark, light and strong, and he propelled it with a short, broad paddle. Young Hunters of the Lake But birch bark suitable for canoes is getting to be a thing of the past in this country. The High School Boys in Summer Camp Twenty-eight feet long, slender and of graceful lines, this canoe, with its oiled birch bark glistening in the sun, was a thing of beauty. The High School Boys' Canoe Club The grave was made of a large size, and the whole of the inside lined with birch bark. Pioneers in Canada These are set in pieces of birch bark cut to the proper form and the edges held by wax or putty. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life Here, then, a rude hut, but withal picturesque in its appearance, is erected—it is formed of logs, and covered with broad sheets of birch bark. Sketches and Tales Illustrative of Life in the Backwoods of New Brunswick Gleaned from Actual Observation and Experience During a Residence Of Seven Years in That Interesting Colony Our friend, Hiram Driggs, the boat builder, told me that a birch bark canoe, nowadays, is simply worth all one can get for it. The High School Boys in Summer Camp "But I've heard that there is so much 'science' to making or mending a birch bark canoe that an amateur always makes the job worse." The High School Boys' Canoe Club Their spoons, dishes, and other necessary household furniture were cut out of birch bark. Pioneers in Canada At a Russian village where we stopped there was a Managre hut or yourt of light poles covered with birch bark. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life His boots were without soles, and in his cheerless attic room he patched them with birch bark and card board as well as he could. Hero Tales of the Far North I realized, of course, that a birch bark canoe is a good deal of a rarity in these days; that such a boat hasn't anything like a hard-and-fast, staple value. The High School Boys in Summer Camp But before you get through cutting and hauling birch bark you may think I'm a pretty hard taskmaster. The High School Boys' Canoe Club Six years afterwards an Indian brought to the governor of the fort a letter written by Kellsey in charcoal on a piece of white birch bark. Pioneers in Canada Their dwellings wore of light poles covered with birch bark. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life At the shore near by the Indians were loading a large white birch bark canoe, putting their luggage along the middle lengthways, and the papooses on top. Death Valley in '49 "And made of genuine birch bark, which is so hard to get these days," added Reade. The High School Boys in Summer Camp "Now, boys, is there much of that birch bark on Katson's Hill?" The High School Boys' Canoe Club There was no sweet which Michel loved as he did this confection of wild plums and maple sugar boiled down and spread on sheets of birch bark. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World A strip of birch bark was the tablet on which "ver-i-tas-ca-put" was traced. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation This was the first birch bark canoe I had ever seen and was a great curiosity in my eyes. Death Valley in '49 Paper imitation of birch bark might also be used. Entertaining Made Easy I'll take this job at twenty dollars, if you boys will get the birch bark. The High School Boys' Canoe Club It seemed odd to put a postage-stamp on birch bark, and I smiled to think how surprised the home-people would be to get such a letter. Among the Trees at Elmridge In an instant the swift current of the little stream caught the birch bark and carried it along with remarkable speed. The Gold Hunters A Story of Life and Adventure in the Hudson Bay Wilds These consisted of baskets ornamented with porcupine quills, moccasins of deer-skin, and boxes of birch bark. The Young Emigrants; Madelaine Tube; the Boy and the Book; and Crystal Palace Tut, a litter of spruce boughs and a sheet of birch bark over me have been enough all these years. The Refugees Now, you see, first off, boys, we'll need a lot of birch bark. The High School Boys' Canoe Club A small cavity is scooped out, the body deposited therein, covered with a little dirt, the mound thus formed being covered either with split planks, poles, or birch bark. A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians Freed of its guiding hand the birch bark swung broadside to the current, and at the same time Wabi's voice rose in a shrill cry of warning. The Gold Hunters A Story of Life and Adventure in the Hudson Bay Wilds For navigating streams and rivers, lakes and bays, they constructed canoes of birch bark sewed together with thongs of deerskin and smeared at the joints with spruce-tree gum. %62. A School History of the United States Besides, these oak canoes of the Mohawks are not as swift as the Algonquin birch barks which we use. The Refugees Six laughing and not very tired boys piled aboard the wagon that afternoon, with what looked like a "mountain" of prime birch bark roped on. The High School Boys' Canoe Club When this was done, they began to pile on the bushes and brush, taking care to leave the end where the birch bark was, open. Rollo at Play Safe Amusements A short portage brought them to the main channel of the stream, where they once more launched their birch bark. The Gold Hunters A Story of Life and Adventure in the Hudson Bay Wilds The graves had inclosures, more or less decayed, of cedar and birch bark, and the whole had the appearance of having been last occupied about seventy years ago. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers A piece of dry birch bark started the fire, and Daylight went ahead with the cooking while the Indian unloaded the sled and fed the dogs their ration of dried fish. Burning Daylight But, boys, I wouldn't mind having a lot of this stuff, for birch bark canoes are coming into favor again. The High School Boys' Canoe Club Jonas then took a large piece of birch bark, and touched the corner of it to the lamp in the lantern, and when it was well on fire, he laid it carefully on the ground. Rollo at Play Safe Amusements Would they, at the same time, dare to have in their possession a map so closely defining their trail as the rude sketch on the bit of birch bark? The Gold Hunters A Story of Life and Adventure in the Hudson Bay Wilds When the warrior leaped out, it was seen to be a mere elongated and ribbed dish of the white birch bark, and a man with one hand could easily lift it. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers "I'm going to get all my birds' nests together," said Bert, "and that pretty white birch bark to make picture frames for Christmas." The Bobbsey Twins in the Country But I didn't have to handle birch bark then, or my first craft would have sunk me. The High School Boys' Canoe Club Then he made a little split in the top end, and slipped in a piece of birch bark. Rollo at Play Safe Amusements Taking only their revolvers with them the three hurried to the birch bark, and in a single load brought their possessions to the rock. The Gold Hunters A Story of Life and Adventure in the Hudson Bay Wilds "And I wish to get some nice birch bark if I can," said another of the ladies. Joe the Hotel Boy The names were written on strips of birch bark with a pencil Schoolma'am Jane produced from her pocket, and placed in Anne's hat. Anne of Avonlea The only trouble is that birch bark is hard to get, these days, and costs a lot to boot. The High School Boys' Canoe Club So they took their torches, and held the ends over the flame of the piece of birch bark, which, however, had by this time nearly burned out. Rollo at Play Safe Amusements A white strip of birch bark blowing up from the hollow over the brown floor of the grove made her heart stand still. Anne of Green Gables An hour was spent over the ferns, and in getting some birch bark, and then they started on the return for the hotel. Joe the Hotel Boy Anne had brought glasses and lemonade for her guests, but for her own part drank cold brook water from a cup fashioned out of birch bark. Anne of Avonlea "Remember, I'm a big winner on our birch bark trade." The High School Boys' Canoe Club So he took a large flat piece of hemlock bark, which he found upon the ground, and began tearing off strips of birch bark from the old tree, and piling them upon it. Rollo at Play Safe Amusements They had erected a very comfortable hut, although the materials used were only willows, hay, birch bark, and adobe mud. Myths and Legends of the Sioux "It's so easy to believe things in the woods," said the Story Girl, shaping a cup from a bit of golden-brown birch bark and filling it at the spring. The Golden Road The boy was wearing shoes of plaited birch bark, bands of linen round his legs, a dirty, unbleached shirt ragged at the shoulder, and a cap the peak of which had been torn. The Forged Coupon In absolute precision the Gridley High School boys moved at their work, their swift, deft, strong strokes sending the birch bark craft darting over the water in a fashion that brought a cheer from shore. The High School Boys' Canoe Club The women tattoo their mouths, arms, and sometimes their foreheads, using for colour the smut deposited on a pot hung over a fire of birch bark. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The Bird Woman gave me the birch bark. A Girl of the Limberlost Out of it he drew a roll of birch bark painted with juice of poke-berries. The Trail Book They used young saplings for keel and the ribs, and, with patience, they managed to strip off enough of the birch bark to cover the canoe. Frank Roscoe's Secret Or, the Darewell Chums in the Woods The canoe was light and thin almost like the birch bark Indian canoe of the north, and he was a good marksman. The Rock of Chickamauga A Story of the Western Crisis Dishes, pails, wash-basins, and other receptacles can always be made of birch bark and cedar withes—by one who knows how. The Forest It finished a small, shallow glass-covered box of birch bark, to the bottom of which clung a big night moth with delicate pale green wings and long exquisite trailers. A Girl of the Limberlost Mr. Sumner constructed the other furniture in the best rustic style, the framework being of white cedar with the bark on, and the bottoms of the chairs and settees of white birch bark. New York at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis 1904 Report of the New York State Commission Joe placed birch bark on the bottom for us to sit on, and slanted cedar splints against the cross-bars to protect our backs, while he himself sat upon a cross-bar in the stern. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 Half of these trees are birch trees, and we used birch bark on the roof. Guns and Snowshoes Or, the Winter Outing of the Young Hunters The only sure way is as follows: Hold a piece of birch bark in your hand. The Forest Two hours later a beautiful birch bark basket, strongly and artistically made, stood on her table. A Girl of the Limberlost And these baskets contained invitations to the evening Council Fire painted on bits of birch bark in crimson lettering by Eleanor Meade. The Camp Fire Girls at Sunrise Hill A sort of light tent, made with poles stuck into the ground in a circle, fastened together at the top, and covered on the outside with skins of wild animals, or with birch bark. In the Forest Or, pictures of life and scenery in the woods of Canada They come here to collect the best birch bark for their canoes, and to gather wild onions. Life in the Backwoods You will need a greater quantity of birch bark, a bigger pile of resinous dead limbs from the pine trees, and perhaps the heart of a dead pine stub or stump. The Forest The Indian method of drawing out patterns on the birch bark, is simply scratching the outline with some small-pointed instrument, Canadian thorn, a bodkin of bone, or a sharp nail. Canadian Crusoes The Hohés are called "Stone roasters," because, until recently at least, they used "Wa-ta-pe" kettles and vessels made of birch bark in which they cooked their food. Legends of the Northwest At this stage Art called the old bull with a birch bark horn, then the moose heard him and stood up. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow On rolls of birch bark or the skins of animals they wrote messages, hunting stories, and songs, and even preserved tribal annals extending over a century. Early European History The Indians make a tiny blaze of birch bark and pine twigs deep in a nest of grass and caribou leaves. The Forest The Indian regards it with stupid wonder: he is no mechanic; his simple canoe of birch bark is his only notion of communication from one shore to another. Canadian Crusoes I will fill this birch bark full of writing And hide it in the cleft of an oak, Here where Black Eagle fell. Toward the Gulf Jack fell asleep dreaming he was crawling through a deep canyon after his father, who was being carried away captive in a birch bark canoe by Indians. Jack Ranger's Western Trip Or, from Boarding School to Ranch and Range It's almost as bad as when he made the dean drink with the headsman, or when he sent those two prelates riding through the city with crowns of birch bark on their heads. Master Olof : a Drama in Five Acts The great rolls of birch bark to cover the pointed tepees are easily transported in the bottoms of canoes, and the poles are quickly cut and put in place. The Forest The Lake Superior and Huron Red Indians are particularly noted for the beauty of their embroidery on skins, silk, birch bark, and cloth, in beads, porcupine quills, or silk. A Trip to Manitoba Accordingly they launched forth in their primitive craft, which, as before intimated, was the once noted birch bark canoe built by the hunter agreeably to the exact rules of Indian art. Gaut Gurley He started at once, stripping birch bark in the woods farther off, while the sap was still in the trees. Growth of the Soil At last he caught sight of a piece of birch bark, and just as he was fitting it to his foot he heard a rustle behind him. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils |
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