| 单词 | portage |
| 例句 | Roosevelt still worried about the time involved in making a detailed map—not to mention the time lost in building the portage. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Local inhabitants help him portage around a barrier. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Barely ten minutes would go by before they were faced with another series of rapids, which meant another punishing portage. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Although the men didn’t want to, they knew that they had to stop and build another portage. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Mr. Reed tells students they have to interview someone—a mother or father or grandparent—about their own portages, the moments in their lives when they’ve had to take a journey, literal or metaphorical. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Molly hasn’t told Jack about the portage project. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z After acknowledging Simplicio’s death and naming the waterfall after him, the men once again began the backbreaking job of building another portage. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z They knew that their sole choice now was to build a portage, or overland route, so they could drag their canoes to the point where the rapids ended. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z That meant there had also been one long portage after another, eating up hours of their time. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z After mooring the canoes safely to the bank, the men began to unload the canoes for another long portage. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z When Rondon arrived, he ordered Kermit to wait there while he and Lyra scouted from the river’s shoreline to determine if the rapids were passable or if a portage would need to be built. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z However, even amid the nearly constant biting and stinging insects, the men made headway with the portage, finishing it in two days. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z There they removed it gingerly from the water, inverted it over their heads, and began a mile-and-a-half portage across Seattle. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z From the time they set up camp to stop and build the portage, the bugs were worse than ever. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z It was a good three miles away, and would require a portage over the highway, but Zeitoun was happy to have a clear-cut task. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z They then began the grueling task of lugging the seven empty canoes out of the river and up the steep riverbank to the portage. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Maybe it’ll be a stretch to find drama in Vivian’s portage—a happy, stable life does not an interesting story make, right? Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z But he knew it was going to be the toughest portage to date, and so he ordered everyone to leave behind what they didn’t absolutely need. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z It looked not only impossible to go down—even with empty canoes—but the shoreline’s terrain looked too difficult to even build a portage. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “The frequent bad rapids making so many portages necessary. Our position every day grows more serious; the food supply less.” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “Every time we portage, we’re going to have to lug all this crud.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z The East Branch makes a popular canoe trip, and portage paths skirt the bigger drops. Touring Maine’s Newest — and Largest — Parcel of Federal Land 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Escaping civilization means lugging your gear — canoe on shoulders, gear on back, feet on trail — across dozens of winding portages between lakes. On the Water, and Into the Wild 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z In summer, some quarter of a million canoe campers manage to disappear into the wilderness, paddling down the craggy lakes, carrying canoe and pack down portage trails. Trekking With Wolves 2010-02-20T06:14:00Z We wandered off to bed, imagining an extra 180 pounds on our backs on the next portage. On the Water, and Into the Wild 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z He noticed a sign warning boaters to portage their craft to avoid the dangerous waters ahead. Retracing a Mother’s Path of Escape Along a Wintry Merrimack 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Since she is not a strong swimmer, she decided to portage her tube, putting it in again a little past the dam. Modern Love: In the Current of a Long-Distance Relationship 2011-03-17T22:05:05Z From Moose, we headed north to one of the Tetons’ smaller and lesser-known lakes, String Lake, which has a boat launch and connects by a short portage to the larger Leigh Lake. Journeys: New Ways to See 3 Classic Parks 2011-07-01T17:00:00Z Most portages are a few hundred yards, Paul said, but some are up to a mile long. On the Water, and Into the Wild 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Sue demonstrated how to empty everything in the boat into one of two portage packs, then swing the canoe on top of your shoulders, upside down. On the Water, and Into the Wild 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Most boaters will choose to portage at least one rapid, which in itself is a physical challenge. Explorer: A Rinse and a Roll on a River in Nepal 2013-06-21T18:25:51Z The stream led to our first portage to Bottle Lake and a second into Iron Lake. On the Water, and Into the Wild 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z The portage was 400 yards, including a short flight of stairs. Journeys: New Ways to See 3 Classic Parks 2011-07-01T17:00:00Z I took one look, judged it a stout Class V and decided to portage. Explorer: A Rinse and a Roll on a River in Nepal 2013-06-21T18:25:51Z There was a small gravel beach at the start of the first portage and a flat rock for launching canoes on the other. On the Water, and Into the Wild 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z It rained on and off all day, forcing us to eat lunch under an overturned canoe at the end of a portage. On the Water, and Into the Wild 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z They were expected to paddle 55 strokes a minute, 14 hours a day and carried an average of two bales of furs — 180 pounds total — over miles of portages between Montreal and the Mississippi. On the Water, and Into the Wild 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z After the portage, we found ourselves in one of the more remote-seeming parts of the river. Canoe through the Bronx 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Even though we had seen only a few people so far, all of the portage paths we walked were well-worn. On the Water, and Into the Wild 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z “With a barge, if you have a closure at a lock and dam it is not like canoeing or kayaking where you can portage around the obstacle. River transit will close,” he said. Army Corps to spend $732M on Mississippi River lock upgrade 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Where it couldn’t, I accepted a nudge, or even in the case of a then-crumbling Saugus River footbridge, a brief portage. Slow-Wheeling to the Sea 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z Jeff Brooks, Duke Energy spokesman, said “there is a sign that is visible as you approach the dam that also mentions the availability of a portage.’ Search continues after 3 tubers die, 2 disappear at dam 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z For most of the trip thereafter, the crew of Civil War veterans, trappers and frontiersmen would portage the major rapids. Reed raft stands the test of one of the West’s epic journeys 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z Another portage felt like an afternoon stroll in the woods, as it ran half a mile alongside a winding, babbling creek. Finding Stillness in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters in the Age of Trump 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z From life at sea, he had acquired the habit of rising early; from the rivers and countless portages, the conviction that one does not own what one cannot carry. ‘If This Book Is Not Expressing Everything, What Am I Doing With My Life?’ 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z She was facing west, as hundreds of thousands of slaves had done when they landed on a bitter shore at the conclusion of their portage from Africa. Aretha Franklin obituary 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z The Kokomo Tribune reports that the $5,000 grant from Northern Indiana Public Service Company will allow The Wildcat Guardians to build a gravel portage path along Wildcat Creek. Indiana nonprofit gets grant to build portage around dam 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z As a result, it took the city until last November to settle on Onigam Street, whose name was drawn from the Algonquin word for “portage”, as the replacement for one of its River Streets. On Canadian maps, indigenous names are replacing European ones 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Rom dangled her feet over the water, which was a couple miles of portages, rivers and rapids from the southwestern border of the Boundary Waters. In Northern Minnesota, Two Economies Square Off: Mining vs. Wilderness 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z It follows a historic portage trail that once connected the Great Lakes with the Mississippi River basin. Scenic highway damaged by flooding reopens in Minnesota 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z Then, a quick portage to saltwater was all that was required. Water’s natural rhythms nourished our area’s native culture. Then came the Ballard Locks. 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z A canoe portage route downstream may also be closed at times because of the project. Work begins on Elkhart dam upgrade 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z Once the power source for early industry, it now enthralls visitors who float past its soaring cliffs, historic portage sites and ancient canyons. In Montana, explore a river of fun and adventure | Provided By Genuine Montana 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z There was one industry that the new city would excel in, which did not require ships, portages, or much labor at all. Draining the Swamp 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z But he encourages anyone with a fiberglass boat - as opposed to plastic or aluminum - and inexperienced paddlers to portage around that small section of the river. Little Calumet clear for paddling for 1st time in decades 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z “We have so much to learn from Indians and no better place to learn it today than portages worn smooth by our Indian predecessors.” The essential guide to all 59 U.S. national parks 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z The course included portages around six hydroelectric dams. Canadian-US team wins 120-mile Michigan canoe marathon 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z The course includes portages around six hydroelectric dams. Teams compete in 120-mile Au Sable River Canoe Marathon 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Seventeen miles of portage were required to travel upriver, toward Cumberland and Harpers Ferry. Draining the Swamp 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Commanding a high bluff along Lake Champlain’s southern end, the fort guarded the 1.5-mile portage between Lake Champlain and the northern end of Lake George. Upstate NY fort with long history offers new ways to view it 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z The trail would include signs for access and portage points; information on local heritage, businesses and attractions; and minor infrastructure such as kayak and canoe locking racks or storage containers. 250-mile Grand River water trail in early planning stages 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z An arduous detour was available in the form of a fourth-fifths of a mile portage across state land, allowing Mr. Brown to avoid the private estate. Ruling Favors Public Use of Adirondacks’ Private Waterways 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z She canoed through Canada’s Algonquin park without knowing how to portage; she was attacked by beavers camping near water in Patagonia; she hiked the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail. The Woman Who Walked 10,000 Miles (No Exaggeration) in Three Years 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Getting the act passed required a compromise that allowed logging and motorized boats and portages in the Boundary Waters, primarily to give anglers quick access to Basswood Lake. Remembering the Boundary Waters battles 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z The chopper ferried supplies, abetted portages, and served as a security blanket should things go sideways. The Flow Landscape: The Gateways To Ultimate Performance 2014-03-04T12:34:00Z It would have been madness to run these rapids, so they would pull into shore, unpack all their supplies and portage everything along the precarious river bank. The one-armed explorer who conquered the Grand Canyon 2014-01-04T01:07:48Z In the article, Mr. Brown wrote that avid paddlers in the Adirondacks were willing to “put up with the portages,” viewing “sore shoulders, scratched shins and blistered feet as badges of honor.” Ruling Favors Public Use of Adirondacks’ Private Waterways 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z The Oregon Steam Navigation Company, organised in 1860, began within a year to run steamboats from Portland to Lewiston, with portage railroads around the Cascades and the Dalles. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z The last big access fight in the Boundary Waters took place in the 1990s over motorized portages. Remembering the Boundary Waters battles 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z Later Mr. Denny bought the eastern shore of Lake Union, extending from the lake to the portage between Union and Washington. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z A portage of 400m took us the entire day, leaving the boat bumped and scraped, and our legs and ankles battered. The one-armed explorer who conquered the Grand Canyon 2014-01-04T01:07:48Z From Fort Niagara the route lay by a portage beside the great falls to Presqu’ Isle, on Lake Erie, where the town of Erie now stands. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z In 1863, the Oregon Steam Navigation Company was running boats from Portland to Lewiston, over four hundred miles, having short railroad portages at the Cascades and The Dalles. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z He was still forcing his way towards the Kasai by way of the portage. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z Very early they made the portage between Lakes Union and Washington and returned to their homes. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z Then the safest course would be to unload the rafts when we get to the head of the rapids and make a portage--carry the things along the bank until we come to the pool. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z Here the vast navigation of the Great Lakes would be open before him, interrupted only by the difficult portage at the Cataract of Niagara. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z The voyageurs seem to have run them sometimes, though they ordinarily made portages. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z The indignation of Crouch may be imagined when the boys struck in a body and refused to undertake the portage. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z Then we had to make a portage around the falls, and the women and children walked. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z We may have time for a portage, but only to the pool. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z The chiefs passed the portage, and, once more embarking, pushed out upon Lake Ontario. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z The portages at the Cascades on both sides of the River were made by very inadequate wooden tramways. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z A quarter of an hour later, Max, who had hastened forward on the line of the portage, had grasped the hand of his uncle, who was amazed to see him. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z At the portage, we walked along a narrow plank walk built up on the side of the river bank which rose in a high rounded hill. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z They proved to be the lower section of a series of wonderful cascades which could be passed neither by traversing nor by portage. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z They advanced, accordingly, to Fort Schlosser, above the cataract, whither their boats and bateaux had been sent before them, craned up the rocks at Lewiston, and dragged by oxen over the rough portage road. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z The portages were not acquired by the company with the steamboat property, and as a result the portage owners reaped the larger share of the profits. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z They remained on the island for another week, and it took them all that time to persuade a dozen of the boys to accompany them upon the portage in the capacity of carriers. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z These had been by no means slight, for the men had had to haul the canoes through the rapids, and sometimes to make portages for a considerable distance. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z A survey of the upper river proved its unnavigability even had a portage been possible. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z Later it became familiar to explorers and fur-traders as the foot of the Chaudi�re portage, and many a canoe has been carried shoulder high over the site of future busy streets. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z These steamers connected with boats on the Cascades-Dalles section by means of portages five miles long around the rapids. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z They proposed to follow the portage to Observation Creek, and thence to strike up-stream, due south, until they found a suitable camping-ground. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z When the portage was begun, one of the canoes was added to their load. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z Contrary to the advice of the local agents, he started northward, and after a hazardous journey in the opening winter—involving a trip of seven hundred miles of marches, canoeing, and portages—reached Cumberland House. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z The Mississippi is navigable twenty one hundred miles—passing a small portage, three thousand may be achieved. Norman's New Orleans and Environs Containing a Brief Historical Sketch of the Territory and State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time 2012-02-13T03:00:18.260Z There was a portage on each side of the River. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z The largest of these was the tributary which flowed into Hippo Pool, along which had lain the latter part of the portage they had made from Date Palm Island on the Kasai. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z He reported that the new enemy had only just finished the portage of their canoes and stores. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z June 21.—Having reached the falls, we found ourselves obliged to get past them by transporting our boats overland by what is called a portage. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z Sometimes they swam; more than once they had to make a portage over comparatively dry land, dismantling the kelak and carrying the stores. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z The two portages, one of five miles around the Cascades and the other of fourteen miles from The Dalles to Celilo Falls, were unequal to their task. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Two courses lay open to them: they had either to remain here indefinitely, or, leaving their canoe on the Hidden River, to return to Date Palm Island by the route of their former portage. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z They had placed him in the bow of the canoe, a light one suitable for portage, with no platform, and therefore nothing between him and the water but the thin side. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z The creek which we had passed on a tree approaches this river within about a hundred yards, and, by means of a portage, supplies a communication with the villages near Point Adams. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z Next morning made an early start to reach La Cascade to make the portage there before night. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z Such quantities of freight were discharged from the steamers that sometimes the whole portage was lined with freight from end to end. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z According to Edward Harden's diary, the portage lasted two weeks and three days. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z It continued for several days, until with their arrival at the falls progress by water was interrupted, and a long portage had to be made. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z At the commencement of the pitch, which includes the falls, we landed, and walked down to examine them, and ascertain on which side we could make a portage most easily. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z Arrived at the Cascades and made a portage of the goods over, around, and among the rocks, till we reached the basin below the main shoot or rapids. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z During high water the portage on the Oregon side at the Cascades had a monopoly of the business, and it took one-half the freight income from Portland to The Dalles. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Accordingly, the next day the explorer set out, following the route of their old portage along Observation Creek, and thence through the jungle to the left bank of the great river opposite Date Palm Island. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z The portage was somewhat difficult, being over a high bank, across a rocky road, and down through a stretch of bog. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z At intervals, such as at Spanish River, Missassaga, Garden River, Michipicoten and Nepigon River, were the outlets for the canoe and portage routes, north to the Hudson Bay and great interior fur preserves. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z When he wished to convince Governor Abernethy that Mr. Ogden had done right in giving powder and ball for making the portages at Des Chutes, he said, “These Indians have no fellow-feeling with the Cayuses.” A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z Water was utilised to the greatest possible extent, while at the portages and across the mountains horse-power and man-power were employed. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Edward was an experienced tracker, but it did not require the eye of an expert to see that human beings had turned from the portage and followed an elephant track to the Kasai. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z At the isolated mill, where there is one of the easiest portages on 65 the route, the hands came flocking by dozens to the windows to see the craft which had invaded their quiet domain. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z He had early appreciated the value of the portage and had established a large transfer business across it. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z The Indians are all friendly with the Hudson’s Bay Company’s men, and I am truly sorry to learn that Mr. Ogden paid them powder and ball for making the portage at the Dalles. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z From the head of Lake Attikonak a steep and rocky portage of less than a mile leads to Burnt Lake, which is drained into the St Lawrence by the Romaine river. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z At each portage they found traces of Cæsar and his Arabs. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z The portage on the east side, around a flouring-mill dam, involved a hard pull up the gravelly bank thirty feet high, and a haul of two blocks' length along a dusty street. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z But there are other phases much more ancient of this head of navigation and its portages. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z Captain Lee informs me that Mr. Ogden paid the Indians powder and ball for making the portage. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z Travelling light, the portages did not trouble him; the water was swift and easy, the rapids negotiable; everything came his way, as the saying is. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z They passed over, once again, the route of their portage from Date Palm Island to Hippo Pool, and set forth in fancy into the valley of the Hidden River. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z It was no holiday excursion to portage around the Appleton locks this morning. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z With these increased facilities and to his own great profit he in time secured the bulk of the portage trade. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z Mr. Nazro handed me the portage bill showing the amount to be collected from each of the 150 consignees. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z In the days of the voyageurs The Dalles was notorious for the unspeakably treacherous Indians who congregated there to intimidate and plunder all who passed that unavoidable portage. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z It was midday when they reached their old camp at Hippo Pool, and Harden and Crouch disembarked, to see if they could find traces of Cæsar's escape on the line of their former portage. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z There are numerous mills and factories along both sides of the river, and a protracted inspection of the portage facilities was necessary before we could decide on which bank to make our carry. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z Alexander Campbell of the 12th Regiment, was sent by Lord Dorchester to report on the portages. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z Montana attorneys, on the other hand, argue that portages around naturally occurring obstructions were part of the commercial navigation of the river at the time. US Supreme Court to get Lewis and Clark lesson in Montana dams dispute with broad implications 2011-12-06T20:17:49Z Now, however, the Indians no longer blocked the way and exacted toll, while the portage had been bridged by a Government canal. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z There he would load up the canoe, send half the boys down-stream on the look-out for Max, and bring the others back to the portage to assist the slaves. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z The portage was somewhat over two ordinary city blocks in length, up a steep incline and through a road-way tunnel under a great flouring mill. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z On the Canadian side at Queenston the eddy was more favorable and there were, he said, four vessels waiting to be unloaded and sixty waggons working on the portage. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z Both sides cite Lewis and Clark’s 1805 portage around the Great Falls of the Missouri River in their arguments on whether the rivers were commercially navigable at the time Montana became a state. US Supreme Court to get Lewis and Clark lesson in Montana dams dispute with broad implications 2011-12-06T20:17:49Z Fifty yards farther down a broad mudbank blocked the channel all the way across, and in attempting to drag the old canoe out for the portage, I pulled it in two amidships. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z Each time they traversed the portage progress was more easy. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z Our host kindly sent down his porter to help us over the mill-dam,—our first and easiest portage, and one of the few in which we received assistance of any kind. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z Ménard's servant took the canoe through the rapids, while the missionary, as usual, to lighten the boat, walked along the portage trail. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z When deciding navigability, the entire river should be considered — not just segments — and a portage around a natural obstruction does not interrupt the flow of those rivers as a highway of commerce, the state says. US Supreme Court to get Lewis and Clark lesson in Montana dams dispute with broad implications 2011-12-06T20:17:49Z This would make up a part of the time we had lost in waiting for the raft in the first place, and also save the portage round Box Canyon. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z Two days after, a funeral portage proceeded to a place of eternal rest. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z Amid the hundreds of boys whom we met at our various portages, these well-bred Sterling lads were the only ones who even offered their assistance. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z In order to accommodate the traffic, a canal was necessary along the portage path, and extensive improvements in both rivers were essential. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z The labor of carrying by falls, and portages from lake to lake, imposes a heavy tax upon the body. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z I am rather inclined to think that denting was done when I did my lone-hand portage at Rock Island. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z In so doing they made perhaps the greatest discovery of their time—namely, a discovery of that supremely important portage which insures Chicago's supremacy so long as American civilization exists. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z The rapids here necessitated a portage, and from the earliest times there have been Indian villages on the island, more or less permanent in character,—Menomonee, Fox, and Winnebago in turn. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z Five French boatmen paddled their two canoes, and did most of the heavy work of the journey, carrying the boats and cargoes around rapids, or along portage trails from one river to another. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z Here the rapids proved very difficult, and several portages were necessary. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z I was caulking incipient leaks all the way to Portland as a consequence of that confounded “one man” portage. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z The courier had a comparatively easy journey from Quebec down the south shore of the St. Lawrence to the entrance of the portage. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z The invaders burned every wigwam and cornfield in sight, from Green Bay to the portage. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z To-day the rubber men use it as a portage for their boats. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z The town was on the left but the abrupt bluff at that point indicated the right as the easier portage. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z I wasn’t looking for any more one-man portages, but this opening looked good enough to explore. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z The portage between the St. Lawrence and lake Temiscouata was wild and uninhabited, and it would have been an easy matter for the enemy to waylay the courier if he travelled unprotected. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z Our portage was over the south and dry end of the dam. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z I doubt if we could have carried out any of the meat if we had tried, for we had to throw away everything not absolutely necessary on the long portages that followed. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z This is the case, however, only when there are frequent and difficult portages and very considerable distances by land to be traversed. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z Tom Sawyer was not more adroit in getting out of white-washing his fence than was Roos in getting out of that portage job. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z The lake George route also led into lake Champlain, though the difficulties of the passage from one lake to the other subjected the traveller to the inconvenience of a portage. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z In times of exceptionally high water the Wisconsin overflowed into the Fox, which is ordinarily five feet lower than the former, and canoes could readily cross the portage afloat, quite independent of the forwarding agents. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z The lakes form a complete system of communication by means of easy portages, but there are no streams that contain trout and no springs to supply drinking water. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z I was wondering whether the old chap intended to run me through that fish-brain-spattering-rapid, or if he might be considerate enough to help me portage round. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z It was one of those “inevitable” spots, where the voyageurs of all time passing up or down the river must have begun or ended their portages. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z Heriot facilitated the couriers' journey over the portage by placing twenty-two old soldiers with their families at intervals on the route. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z The Indians, who have an eye to the picturesque in Nature, tell us that once a monster snake lay down for the night in the swamp between the portage and the lake of the Winnebagoes. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z Then came the portage over the neck of land between Lake George and Lake Champlain, and the re-embarkation, after a delay of five days, on the waters of the latter lake. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z Many a time, in years gone by, he had astonished the Indians by his endurance at the paddle, and in carrying great loads over the portages. Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier 2011-08-06T02:00:04.917Z We stopped at the hotel for lunch before completing the portage. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z The couriers on entering the portage were, also, accompanied by an escort of two soldiers, who travelled with them as far as the Madawaska settlement. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z But we arrived at the conclusion that the shoot was far more dangerous in appearance than in reality, and that it was preferable to a long and exceedingly irksome portage. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z The portage was effected by placing the batteau on wheels and yoking it up to a string of oxen. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z Hennepin tells us how he and his companions toiled back and forth over the portage around the falls, sometimes with their portable altar, sometimes with provisions, rigging or other equipment for the ship. Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier 2011-08-06T02:00:04.917Z After talking the situation over with Captain Armstrong, I decided to fall in with his suggestion to pass Grand Rapids as well as Kettle Falls in the portage. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z Despatch couriers passed between Quebec, fort Howe and Halifax, and efforts were made to overcome the obstacles to travel, particularly on the portage between the St. Lawrence and lake Temiscouata. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z It was not altogether consoling to be informed at Rockton—which is a smart little manufacturing town of a thousand souls—that the race was perfectly practicable for canoes, and the tail portage easy. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z "You will pay me the portage," said the man, "and give me a receipt for the delivery." The Blockade of Phalsburg An Episode of the End of the Empire 2011-07-27T02:00:39.197Z The transfer of supplies around the falls—the "great portage"—was hard and tedious work. Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier 2011-08-06T02:00:04.917Z What appeared to be the remains of the ancient portage road ran down from an abandoned farm to the river, and it seemed likely some kind of vehicle could be brought over it. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z Within a half hour we portage the boat into Lake Bekapila and begin searching for fishermen. Scientist at Work: Returning Upriver With Very Few Fish 2011-07-13T21:18:19Z It was an easy portage at the dam. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z Madame Sorl�, pay the portage at once; and you, Father Moses, put on your cap and follow me to the governor's, with the letter in your pocket. The Blockade of Phalsburg An Episode of the End of the Empire 2011-07-27T02:00:39.197Z Certain Miamis, too, who were about to make the Niagara portage, stayed to see what the priest might do. Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier 2011-08-06T02:00:04.917Z It promised to be an easier portage than some of our predecessors had had, in any event. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z The portage around the falls, where, in early times, the Indian carried his birch-bark canoe, has given place to an excellent canal. History of the Discovery of the Northwest by John Nicolet in 1634 With a Sketch of his Life 2011-07-12T02:00:34.217Z A prospect of the situation at the upper Janesville dam, from a neighboring bridge, revealed the fact that the mill-race along the left bank afforded the easiest portage. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z The rapid was very shallow, so that we did not dare to attempt to run it with loaded boats, and had to make a portage. Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z From the St. Lawrence they made their way over the portages to the tributaries of the Father of Waters. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z With thankful hearts we two shouldered our light packs, crossed the portage, and joined the others. A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z A scanty diet of Indian-corn gave them little strength to assist in carrying canoes and baggage across the numerous portages. History of the Discovery of the Northwest by John Nicolet in 1634 With a Sketch of his Life 2011-07-12T02:00:34.217Z One hundred and thirty-two years later—1673—Marquette passed up the Fox of Wisconsin, across the portage, and down the Wisconsin to the Mississippi, and returned by way of the Illinois. The History of Peru 2011-06-27T02:01:04.487Z The portage took us some time, but we were full of energy from the cool night air, so refreshing after the long hot summer day. Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z An employe of the American Fur Company, a "green hand," was crossing a portage. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z We could manage our packs, but we four could not convey that boat over the portage. A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z A "portage" is a place, as is well known, where parties had to "port" their baggage in order to reach the next navigable water. History of the Discovery of the Northwest by John Nicolet in 1634 With a Sketch of his Life 2011-07-12T02:00:34.217Z For weeks these men had been pushing their way along this stream, contending with rocks, rapids, and portages. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z About ten miles upstream a rapids 25 was encountered, and around this the first portage was made. The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition 2011-06-06T02:00:10.330Z Around this raft they made a portage, and ascended a tributary of Rum river to its source, thence down the Kanabec or Snake river to Pokegama. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z I could not get my laden canoe up the steep water—I must therefore 'portage.' A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z I went by land as far as the other portage, which they call Oukocitiming; that is to say, the highway. History of the Discovery of the Northwest by John Nicolet in 1634 With a Sketch of his Life 2011-07-12T02:00:34.217Z On the sixth day word came: "Andr� has crossed the last portage; return Wednesday." A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z That last portage is only four miles back, an’ we can catch up with ’em there. The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition 2011-06-06T02:00:10.330Z From this point they made a portage and cordelled their boat, and with poles and lines ascended to Snake river. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z Often the sleds broke down, making necessary frequent changes and portages of the baggage, but they were greatly encouraged by camping at Crow-wing River, the farthest point ever reached by canoe. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z Canoes have descended from the portage in two days. History of the Discovery of the Northwest by John Nicolet in 1634 With a Sketch of his Life 2011-07-12T02:00:34.217Z That portage business is a strain on the best legs. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z For then we could gain on him at the portages, by traveling light. The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition 2011-06-06T02:00:10.330Z Lawrence Barth built a cabin at the portage of the Fog and Wisconsin rivers, and engaged in the carrying trade. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z They were now in Lewis River, a broad greenish-blue stream filled with islands and dangerous rapids, which were passed in canoes, except one near the mouth, where a land portage of a mile was necessary. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z A portage is a place where you have to carry your boat around some obstruction. Ethel Morton at Chautauqua 2011-05-04T02:00:16.097Z Andr�'s son was to accompany us only to the fourth portage. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z So we can hit a fast pace, and make speed at the portages, if any are necessary.” The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition 2011-06-06T02:00:10.330Z Antoine Barth settled at the portage of the Fog and Wisconsin rivers. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z Arrived at the head of the rapids, they made a portage of nearly a mile, availing themselves of the assistance and guidance of the Indians. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z "They were six days, history says, in making the portage from Lake Erie which we make on the trolley in a little over an hour," explained Mr. Emerson. Ethel Morton at Chautauqua 2011-05-04T02:00:16.097Z We came by canoe on the river, by portage; and again by canoe on river or lake, as it happened. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z MacDonald’s skin kayak was to be towed behind, containing his slender outfit, and one of the prisoners could carry the whole business alone at portages. The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition 2011-06-06T02:00:10.330Z When he came up, no Ste. Marie canal had been dug, and a portage was necessary between Lakes Superior and Huron, involving a change in the line of vessels. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z Such canoes were of astonishing strength and carrying capacity, and of such lightness that 17 four men could carry the largest across portages. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z When a threatening roar gave warning of another cataract they would pull for the shore and prepare to make a portage. The Lure of the Camera 2011-04-27T02:00:25.413Z Almost all the Algonkin tribes and the Iroquois used them upon their lakes and rivers; they were light enough to be carried easily across the portages. American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z Farther to the south, he said, was a large river which could be reached by a ten-mile portage, and down which they could travel for many miles. The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition 2011-06-06T02:00:10.330Z It lies on the great portage route from Winnipeg, by way of St. Louis river to Lake Superior, and has been a noted point on that route for two hundred years. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z The upper rapid was so filled with rocks that Crusatte, the principal waterman, thought it impracticable, so a portage of four miles was made over the route followed by the Indians. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z There is no possibility of a portage and both boats must go over the falls. The Lure of the Camera 2011-04-27T02:00:25.413Z Leaving Juneau you go to Dyea by way of Lime Canal, and from there to Lake Lindermann, thirty miles on foot, or portage, as we call it. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z And this was the commencement of the portage to the river above the Falls, which passed over nearly the same route as the present road from Lewiston, which is still called the Portage Road. The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts 2011-03-26T02:00:15.717Z Over this portage, which is six hundred and forty-three paces long, the canoe and all the lading is carried. 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 Another rapid was so bad that all papers, guns, ammunition, and such men as could not swim made a land portage, while Lewis and Clark took the canoes through safely, two at a time. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z After much argument and cajoling, he succeeded in gaining their consent to the conveyance of his arms and ammunition by way of the portage at Niagara. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z But to do this two portages would have to be made on account of the falls in the river, and these would be enormously expensive. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z The upper terminus of this portage was for many years merely an open landing-place for canoes and boats. The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts 2011-03-26T02:00:15.717Z Then succeeds the portage of La Croche, one mile more, where the carrying-place is eighty paces, and is followed by an embarkation on that lake, which takes its name from its figure. 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 The means and route for portage presented difficult problems for the exhausted party, as it was clearly evident that the men could not carry the boats on their shoulders such great distances. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z From afar the eternal roar of a cataract boomed in swelling thunder along the green walls of the lane of waters, foretelling the approaching toil of a portage. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z Even by this route there would be need of portages. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z We made many portages and it was twenty-five miles long. Adventures in the Canyons of the Colorado By two of its earliest explorers 2011-03-08T03:00:36.293Z The lake discharges itself at both ends of this island, and forms the River Winipic, which is a large body of water, interspersed with numerous islands, causing various channels and interruptions of portages and rapids. 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 Later it was needful to repair the carriage and to travel over and over the portage until, after 128 ten days of weary labor, all the equipage was above the falls. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z We must not inquire too closely as to how he got past "The Great Falls" or what induced him to undertake the great labor of the portage. The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country 2011-03-04T03:00:59.137Z Day followed day of toilsome and often tedious travel; they fought rapids, they waited while the men stumbled up long portages under vast loads, going and returning, they camped and discussed difficulties and alternatives. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z We had to just put the wagons together, and cut a road for ourselves, six miles round the portage, till we could take to the river again. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z Here are seven portages, in so short a space, that the whole of them are discernible at the same moment. 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 The usual portage was made by him from the Fox to the Wisconsin River, into which his canoes were launched on the 8th of October. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z The canoe being ready, I went up to the top of the portage, and we launched into the river. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z One night after a hard day's portage Mackenzie was inspired by a brilliant idea. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z It is beautifully situated at a small portage which leads from the head of a natural canal connecting Burlington Bay with Lake Ontario, and is a good landmark. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z To this another small portage immediately succeeds, over a rock producing a fall. 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 From sunrise to sunset they labored unceasingly, 21 now paddling briskly along the deep reaches, and then struggling stoutly through mazes of shallows and sand-bars, where tedious and frequent portages were patiently made. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z There is a portage here of sixteen miles across the forest to the Narrows, at the head of Lake Simcoe. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z Farther along, before you reach the first portage, you will be apt to see several of the sloops used by the natives for the Lake Superior fishing. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z About a mile above these islands, at the mouth of Chippewa Creek, stood Fort Chippewa, built by the British in 1790 to protect this, their most important portage. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z This portage is the ridge that divides the waters which discharge themselves into Hudson's Bay, from those that flow into the Northern ocean, and is in the latitude 56. 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 It was first necessary to cross the Missouri, and here the party went into camp while preparations were made for the portage. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z While making this portage I saw many splendid specimens of the great purple fringed orchis, three feet high. Canoeing in the wilderness 2011-01-19T03:00:23.683Z Thus they "packed" the goods over the portage, their heads sustaining the loads, and their backs merely steadying them. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z A little below what is known as Schlosser Dock stood the French fort guarding this end of their old portage path. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z Its greatest length from East to West is about fourteen miles, with very irregular inlets, is nowhere more than three miles wide, and terminates at the small portage of Le Roche, of forty-three paces. 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 Sending his men back by the delta with the barges, Iberville decided to try himself the route of portages to the Gulf. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z Hodge, who went through this way to the St. Lawrence in the service of the State, calls the portage here a mile and three quarters long. Canoeing in the wilderness 2011-01-19T03:00:23.683Z Thus, at a great portage, the divide was reached and crossed; and so the waters flowing to the Arctic, and one—the Peace River—rising beyond the Rockies, were met and travelled. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z On the American shore was the head of navigation, and up the cliff all the freight sent over the old portage was hoisted by hand and later by machinery. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z There have been examples of men taking seven packages of ninety pounds each, at one end of the portage, and putting them down at the other without stopping. 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 Next, one of his hardy Canadians fell sick, and Iberville took his place and oar, and in the portages carried his end of a pirogue. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z Generally, you may go in any direction in a canoe, by making frequent but not very long portages. Canoeing in the wilderness 2011-01-19T03:00:23.683Z These boatmen, when they come to a portage, produce their tomplines, and "pack" the goods to the next waterway. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z Frenchman's Landing is the modern name for the cove below the Old Stone Chimney where was the terminus of the earliest portage path guarded by the block-house known as the first Little Fort Niagara. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z The portage of the same name is several hundred yards long, and over large stones. 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 eighty portages they passed into Lake Maurepas and next into Lake Pontchartrain, whence the way was easy to the ship, which was reached eight hours in advance of the barges from the delta. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z When one remembers that many of the watercourses here named would be considered large rivers outside of South America; that, notwithstanding their countless rapids and waterfalls, necessitating numberless portages, Mme. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z The original beams of koker-boom had been carried across the second portage, put together as before, and brought on down the branch stream, without encountering any other interruption. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z Little Fort Niagara, or, more properly, Fort du Portage, previously mentioned, was erected probably about ten years before this to defend the portage landing. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z The portage leaving the lake was at the bottom of one of these bays, but which? Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. We continued to paddle round the head of the bay, and he followed us; we still hoped we might get him away from the portage, and that he would go into the woods. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open The Five Nations barred the upper St. Lawrence, and the Niagara river and portage; but they did not control to the same extent the alternative route from Montreal to Lake Huron by the Ottawa river. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical But they would be below, as much as ever, and it was only a question of portage. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z The route from Lewiston to Port Day was evidently the common portage until after the War of 1812 when the Canadian path was opened. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z These were laced together with stout raw hide lashings, and the piece was called a "Maccrow," and a very awkward piece it was to portage. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. Our course, as usual, lay along a succession of lakes connected by carries, or portages. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open In July they met at Albany and moved up the Hudson, for about forty-five miles, to the 'Carrying Place,' the spot where the portage begins to the waters which run to the St. Lawrence. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical "But, Heaven helping us, we shall make no more three-mile portages, as we did yesterday." Stranded in Arcady On the 7th of July, I sent M. de Contrecoeur, captain and second in command of the detachment, with the subaltern officers and all my canoes to make the portage. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z We pitched our tent on the last portage, so as not to make a fire near the beaver. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. At last he turned, shook his head, and with a flourish of his heels galloped—not trotted—for fifty yards up beside the little river which paralleled the portage trail. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open Johnson's objective was Crown Point; and to reach it he had a choice of two parallel routes, either of which involved a portage from the Hudson watershed to that of Lake Champlain. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical At the foot of the long portage which had closed the week for them the two voyagers found the course of their river changing again to the southeastward, and were encouraged accordingly. Stranded in Arcady "We will make a portage," said Hawk Eye. Hawk Eye It was decided that they should portage one canoe, and with their blankets, net and cooking utensils go and pass the night on the lake shore. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. After a few days the Lamberts and I shifted to Lambert's home camp; an easy two days' journey, tramping along the portage trails and paddling across the many lakes. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open The lower bridge of the portage, where there was a sawmill, was well within two miles of the French Fort Carillon. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical Are you game for a long portage with the camp outfit? Stranded in Arcady Here all difficulties with rocks and rapids ended—the exhausting labours of the portage were over. Ti-Ti-Pu A Boy of Red River I was paddling very quietly out into the lake from the portage when I noticed something moving very gently on the surface a few yards ahead of the canoe. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. Our canoe was loaded to its full capacity with moose meat when we started toward the beginning of the portage leading from the southeastern corner of the lake toward the Lamberts' camp. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open A slightly longer portage was needed to reach the Mississippi basin from the end of Lake Michigan. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical At the very best the portage promised to demand three trips, which was appalling. Stranded in Arcady There are men who can pack five hundred on a short portage. The Land of Strong Men On getting ashore at the next portage I forced open the jaws of the pike, and the whitefish dropped from them. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. It was shortly after three when we again pushed off in the canoe, and headed for the western end of the lake, for the landing from which the portage led to our cabin. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open Starting up the St. Lawrence from the island of Montreal, Celeron landed on the shores of Lake Erie; and, making a portage to Lake Chautauqua, reached the head waters of the Ohio. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical One evening, whilst returning to camp along the portage path that we were cutting at Wonobobo Falls, I walked faster than the men, and got some two hundred yards in advance. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 All the portages on the road to Bear Lake being now passed, the Canadians made a request, that we would allow them to commemorate the event by a dance. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea The distance is about fifty miles over lakes, rivers and portages. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. Half-way there Lambert met me; and for most of the distance he, or one of the guides, carried a canoe, as the route consisted of lakes connected by portages, sometimes a couple of miles long. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open Thus the way was cleared from the lakes to the sources of the Ohio, and either end of the portage was guarded by a blockhouse. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical For a minute or two the little old Sherill, dancing down the up-tossed peaks of the explosions, jolted along like the canoe you are dragging over a ‘corduroyed’ portage. Sea-Hounds Monday, 4.Having crossed the Methye Lake, we arrived at the portage of that name. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea The country was as dry as tinder, and in the space of a very few minutes the flames swept to the other end of the portage, licking up in passing those valuable boxes and contents. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. Next morning, on September 19, we started eastward, across a short portage, perhaps a quarter of a mile long, beside which ran a stream, a little shallow river. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open Thus canoe navigation may be carried on for hundreds of miles, with here and there a waterfall or a rapid requiring a portage of a few hundred yards or at most a mile or two. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" This railway is built to portage over the first cataract. Our Caughnawagas in Egypt a narrative of what was seen and accomplished by the contingent of North American Indian voyageurs who led the British boat Expedition for the Relief of Khartoum up the Cataracts of the Nile. Monday, 11th.By these means every thing was ready at the western end of the portage early on Monday, the 11th of July. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea In my young days I have seen a pile of 296 of these packs on the beach at one portage. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. At the farther end of the portage we launched the canoe in a large lake hemmed in by mountains. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open They then traversed the country to the head of the eastern branch of the Susquehanna, and viewed Lake Otsego and the portage between that lake and the Mohawk River. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools If it tends to veer in a heavy wind more than the wooden canoe, it is lighter on portage. Camp and Trail They said, however, that they would conduct us in the morning to the Indian portage road, where we would have better walking than by keeping the direct route across the hills. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea This he did during a journey of days and weeks coming down the great river, standing at each portage till every pack was over, and checking them off by numbers and the aggregate. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. Fifteen years later, in 1630, La Salle, the indomitable explorer and warrior, passed over the portage and down the lake to the river below. The Story of Chautauqua Washington, who was full of solicitude about the fate of Arnold, received a despatch from him, dated October 13th, from the great portage or carrying-place between the Kennebec and Dead Rivers. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools La Salle crossed the lake in 1680, on his way west to the Mississippi; and the following year dated one of his letters from the long portage between Toronto and Simcoe. The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History It had paid him well, his long portage from the Ghost, the previous September, to the untrapped valleys to the north. The Whelps of the Wolf These traps are set at the overflow of beaver dams and otter slideways during the open water and at little portages used by water rats crossing from one bend of a small river to another. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. They laid it in their canoe, and going ashore carried the canoe over the well-known portage to Lake Erie. The Story of Chautauqua This portage is to avoid the government dams which have been built to make the Lesser Slave River navigable. Seeds of Pine The name was applied both to the trading-post on the shore of Lake Superior, and to the portage thence to the Pigeon River. The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History Before the weather softened Jean had smoked the remainder of his meat and now he faced a ten-mile portage with his outfit. The Whelps of the Wolf Na-ta-way had carried heavy weights slung by a portage strap across his forehead from childhood and could well support and carry what he now had. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. TO reach my next point of embarkation a portage was necessary. Voyage of the Paper Canoe A Geographical Journey of 2500 miles, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, during the years 1874-5. Before leaving the ship for the portage, we backed into the Athabasca, and, after travelling two or three miles, unloaded a vast deal of freight at a little tent town on the bank. Seeds of Pine Index: MS Described, 13; the portage, 13; as it is to-day, 13; in Mackenzie's day, 14; Mackenzie at, 54. The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History They made back-breaking portages over places where they had to hew out a trail for a quarter of a mile. Northern Diamonds Another unlocked for place was when landing at a portage very late in the fall, was to find a half-sized bear had made his bed simply at the foot of a stump. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. No weary miles o' hoofin' it on the trail, no portages, no work, jest sit in a boat an' take it easy! The Boy With the U.S. Miners Who hauls the passengers, the freight, and the mail-bags over the portage? Seeds of Pine Reached Green Bay the same year, and ascended Fox River to the Wisconsin portage. The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History He knew that there would be long portages where they would have to carry the supplies with a tumpline; and he also knew that nothing is so wearing on a novice. Northern Diamonds Excepting two short portages it was all water way to the post at which place they arrived just at dusk. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. The nearest house to this place is about five miles up a beautiful river, and then through woods, what the french calls a portage—it is what I call pretty. The Story of the Trapper Mirror Landing, where we leave the boat to make the portage to Soto Landing, is on the Lesser Slave River, at its confluence with the Athabasca. Seeds of Pine This portage was an important point in the palmy days of the fur trade. The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History The boys remembered the hard work they had had making a portage here on the way up; but there was no time to make a portage now. Northern Diamonds In Eastern Canada, the land of patois French, a portage is a portage. In the Oregon Country Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in the Making "Pipes" are the measure of a portage—that is, the pipes smoked while the voyageurs are on the run. The Story of the Trapper But, at last, the parcel came, and the wagoner who delivered it was to call the next day on his return trip and take Minna with him over the portage to the boat. Seeds of Pine “In an hour the packs were carried over the ‘portage,’ and deposited beside the still water at the foot of the rapids. Frontier Boys in the South Seas They made the portage, and stopped at the bottom to discuss their situation and make their plans. Northern Diamonds Our hundred miles of river included but two portages of consequence, both around falls. In the Oregon Country Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in the Making Carrying goods over long portage in MacKenzie River region with the old-fashioned Red River ox-carts. The Story of the Trapper Lady, the pitcher is no longer broken at the fountain: it is our habit here to break it on the portage. Seeds of Pine The water was deep here, and the rocks not numerous, and it was the custom to run the boats down the rapids and over the fall, in order to save the labor of a portage. Frontier Boys in the South Seas Each of those obstructions cost the boys half an hour of labor before they could get the toboggan through the dense underbrush that choked the portage. Northern Diamonds But portage, carry, or pack, the results are the same. In the Oregon Country Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in the Making Nine miles is the length of one famous portage opposite the Chaudi�re Falls on the Ottawa. The Story of the Trapper In fact there was no other way, save by the Ottawa and through the Georgian Bay; and on the Ottawa, there were forty-two portages, whereas via Niagara there was but the one. Niagara An Aboriginal Center of Trade He had gone into a country of rocky portages with only one pair of moccasins. Through Our Unknown Southwest Here they had to spend two days, for Horace wished to engage Indian packers to help them portage over the Height of Land. Northern Diamonds In order the better to mark our route we gave names to all these portages as well as to the lakes and rivers we had to traverse. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 Thus the lowest waterfalls are run without a portage. The Story of the Trapper Both the military and the commercial trade of half a Continent flowed by its doors; and both, going eastward and westward, required unloading and transporting over its seven miles of portage. Niagara An Aboriginal Center of Trade It was an important military position, because this was the old portage, or carrying-place, from the Hudson to Lake George, though the fort was no great matter. Burgoyne's Invasion of 1777 With an outline sketch of the American Invasion of Canada, 1775-76. It was downstream now, and portages grew less and less frequent as the river grew. Northern Diamonds It guarded the eastern extremity of the famous portage, five miles in length, by which canoes were carried in order to avoid the rapids that obstruct the lower part of Eel River. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 They had now crossed the mountains, and taking to canoes again paddled down-stream to the portage between Athabasca River and the Saskatchewan. The Story of the Trapper It became a portage route of some importance, used by the French in passing to the lower Illinois country. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" At the door of the shack, Lancaster and his younger daughter were watching the portage, piecemeal, of the troops. The Plow-Woman It was the beginning of the main portage that ran three miles northwest, straight across country to the Abitibi River. Northern Diamonds This no doubt was the commencement of the famous portage by which bands of savages in ancient days took their way westward to devastate the settlements of eastern New England. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 Like balls threaded on a cord, a succession of lakes, connected by cascades and portages, or by reaches of river, stretched away to the north-west, sorely marring the uniformity of the chess-board townships. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement As I had scarce a pair of boots worth portage I deserted the whole of my effects without a pang. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) Both had canoes, but they agreed to use Enoch’s only, as one was all they cared to “pack” over the portage to the upper Otter. With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga There's a clear canoe way, barring a few portages, and that means a clear ice road till it snows. Northern Diamonds Gayly they started off, and gayly they continued, save when the rain poured unpleasantly, or the swarms of Labrador flies attacked them or steep banks or swift rapids made portage difficult. The Come Back “I know of nothing more to be done except to get under way and try to find a safe portage.” The Pony Rider Boys in Alaska Or, The Gold Diggers of Taku Pass In the phrase of one of the most distinguished of Canadian engineers, Thomas C. Keefer, the early roads were portage roads. The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways Above this the cargoes were transferred to the portage, and prosaically sent over the hill on a tram-car pulled by a horse. The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay A Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North (Volume 18 of the Chronicles of Canada) Another swift run in the canoe followed, and then another and longer portage. Northern Diamonds One morning a portage route was of necessity winding and rough. The Come Back Week after week they pressed toilfully up the St. Lawrence and Ottawa; barefooted they struggled over the rocky portages, with a pittance of pounded maize for their daily ration, and mother-earth for their nightly couch. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France This portage road promised to shorten materially the journey from Montreal to New York. The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways At the head of the tramway on the Grand Rapids portage stands the Great House, facing old warehouses through which have passed millions of dollars' worth of furs. The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay A Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North (Volume 18 of the Chronicles of Canada) The men had not been over the portage that day, and they could hardly have passed the rapids without making a carry. Northern Diamonds La Forest would strike at a word, and De la Durantaye is at the Chicago portage, and no friend of mine. Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West By a long succession of paddles and portages. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France The Champlain and St Lawrence was at first operated only in the summer, when its services as a portage route were most needed. The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways They reached the portage of the Great Falls without difficulty, and eagerly examined the caches which they had left there. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman The portage was about thirty yards long, and the narrow trail passed over a ridge and ran through dense hemlock thickets. Northern Diamonds No, but more likely to serve us a good turn––a soldier under Monsieur de la Durantaye, who has camp below at the portage to the Des Plaines. Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West Up the Severn, across Lake Simcoe, thence by portage route to the valley of the Trent, they arrived at Lake Ontario. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France First may be noted three small lines, which were in their beginnings chiefly portage roads of the most limited type. The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways These latter had made the grand portage at the falls, had taken up all the caches, and had brought the contents with them. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman Shouting with excitement, they dragged the canoe ashore, picked it up, and went over the portage at a run. Northern Diamonds De la Durantaye was with him from the portage, so that now they outnumber us three to one. Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West In northern Indiana another remarkable system of portages appeared. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 The Erie and Ontario portage road, rebuilt in 1854, has already been noted. The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways “We shall have to portage twenty miles of falls and rapids.” The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman The portage led up a rather steep slope. Northern Diamonds Surely ’tis not far along the shore now to the portage?” Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West These portages were, as General Harrison observes, "much used by the Indians and sometimes by traders." The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 It took a month to traverse the intricate chain of small lakes and streams, with their many portages, connecting Lake Superior and Rainy Lake. Pathfinders of the Great Plains A Chronicle of La Vérendrye and his Sons It took the party a full month to make the portage. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman At the head of the portage they cut several strong poles to use in places where they could not paddle. Northern Diamonds In the early dawn we broke camp as usual, except that chosen boatmen guided the emptied canoes through the rapids, while the others of the party made portage along the rough shore. Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West Another controversy arose with the Little Turtle concerning the portage at Fort Wayne. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 Then, shouldering canoes and cargo, they made their way along the portage to the upper stream, and, launching and reloading the canoes, proceeded on their journey. Pathfinders of the Great Plains A Chronicle of La Vérendrye and his Sons In expectation of ample profits, the fur ship threaded its way through the ice-pack of the northern seas, and the trader sent his canoes by tortuous stream and toilsome portage. The Red River Colony A Chronicle of the Beginnings of Manitoba The two competing nations both found their way to the great bay, the English by sea through Hudson Strait, the French overland by the portage way from the upper valley of the Ottawa. Adventurers of the Far North A Chronicle of the Frozen Seas The water was low, the rapids more than usually dangerous, so that we were compelled to portage more often than usual. Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West By a short portage the Indians could go by canoe to Lake Erie or Lake Michigan, or by the Wabash reach all the vast system of watercourses to the north and west. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 The hardships they had already endured, and the further hardships of the long and difficult series of portages which lay between them and Rainy Lake, also served to dishearten the men. Pathfinders of the Great Plains A Chronicle of La Vérendrye and his Sons But at length they had passed the rapids; the toilsome portage was over, and the canoe was again launched on the stream. Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters There remained, indeed, some two hundred and sixty miles of paddle and portage to traverse the Slave river and reach Fort Chipewyan. Adventurers of the Far North A Chronicle of the Frozen Seas Two of them undertook to portage provisions along the bank of the canyon, while the other two, named Carpenter and Alexander, tried to run the canoe down the rapids. The Cariboo Trail A Chronicle of the Gold-fields of British Columbia At the foot of the cataract we landed from the steamer on the Washington side of the river, and found a railroad-train waiting to do our portage. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 One succeeds in landing, but there is no foothold by which to make a portage, and she is pushed out again into the stream. Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers This would lead, the guide said, to a lake from which they could portage to another stream, and so reach the great river leading to the sea. Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters He took the direction which was open to him, and set out down-stream, returning to the portage. Murder Point A Tale of Keewatin Mr. Siegfried's allegation that I made frequent portages is grossly and maliciously false. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880 With but three, instead of five, as on the previous journey, to transport the boat and carry the loads over portages, the labour had been proportionately increased. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob While the men are at work making portages, I climb up the granite to its summit, and go away back over the rust-coloured sandstones and greenish-yellow shales to the foot of the marble wall. Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers For several days after this the advance was by a succession of rapids and portages. Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters He spent the remainder of the night there, and at daybreak continued his journey to the portage. Murder Point A Tale of Keewatin To the place above where the three portages were necessary the name of Cataract Cañon was given; and they were now well into the Grand Cañon itself. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880 Immediately Manikawan arrived at the portage trail she looked sharply about to make certain she was not observed. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob This we find on examination; but such a portage would be impracticable for us, and we must run the rapid, or abandon the river. Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers From Indians met by the way, Mackenzie learned that he was indeed approaching a portage over the height-of-land to the waters that flowed towards the Pacific. Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters Granger followed him out and saw him crossing the portage towards God's Voice. Murder Point A Tale of Keewatin Below the gorge they ran through Horseshoe Cañon, which describes an elongated letter U in the mountains, and several portages became necessary. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880 Manikawan, like a beautiful statue, stood tall and straight at the end of the portage trail. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob We encamped at the portage between the Mississippi and Leech Lake River. Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers A portage of 817 paces over a rocky ridge brought them to a second mountain lake drained by a river that flowed towards the west. Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters Harnessing the four grey huskies into his sled, since they were the freshest, he set out across the portage. Murder Point A Tale of Keewatin While they were thus uncontrollable the boats entered a rapid, and one of them was driven in shore, but as there was no foothold for a portage the men pushed into the stream again. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880 In a series of portages from lake to lake they passed the next day through six lakes of varying size, caching traps now and again at convenient points for future use. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob As it crosses the wall, there is a fall below, and a bad rapid, filled with boulders of trap; so we stop to make a portage. Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers A portage of about a mile and a half brought him to another large river, which flowed southward. Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters The murderer, as if suddenly afraid of his own handiwork, without turning his head, hurried on across the portage through the forest, and was quickly lost to sight. Murder Point A Tale of Keewatin Notwithstanding, however, that this was the general character of the country there were often portages, or shoal and dry places, over which it was necessary to carry their boats by main force. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 Then suddenly there flashed upon Bob's memory the recollection of an island which he had observed when walking along the river bank from the falls to the portage trail. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob Over one we make a portage; at the other two we find chutes, through which we can run. Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers Lock No. 3, at Walton, necessitated a portage of the load, over the left bank. Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo On the river's bank, where the portage commenced, was a cleared space, from which a path led round the cabin and tunnelled into the forest. Murder Point A Tale of Keewatin From the people on board this canoe they learned that the traders would be at the portage on the second day thereafter, at which time they actually did arrive. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State The men of the South waited in hiding at the end of the portage that was once used by my people. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob The day is employed in making portages, and we advance but two miles on our journey. Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers "There are some awkward portages, but I think I can get through," he said. Partners of the Out-Trail Whenever we come to anything of this sort, we make a portage, as the French boatmen say—carry our canoes round by land, and then launch them again below the fall. Harper's Young People, October 5, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly By that time they were past the Lachine Rapids and the Sault St. Louis, where the men made a portage, and Danton led the maid along the bank through the tangled brush and briers. The Road to Frontenac At the end of the portage trail the three trappers held a hurried consultation. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob We have to make a portage here, which is completed in about three hours, and on we go. Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers "I wasn't figuring on the portages," the landlord rejoined, meaningly. Partners of the Out-Trail “But you see now, Moise, why we wanted to come down here and go over this same ground and not to take the easy portage trail into Lake McLeod.” The Young Alaskans on the Trail The cargo of the mission scows is not over the portage yet. Young Alaskans in the Far North At the extreme lower end of this lake the old Indian portage trail was discovered, and following it the explorers late in the day reached their camp. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob Still we are in our granite prison, and the time is occupied until noon in making a long, bad portage. Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers His progress was slow and he was tired and disturbed when one evening he pitched camp after toiling across a long portage. Partners of the Out-Trail He started at the Rocky Mountain portage and went up into McLeod Lake, and stopped there for a while. The Young Alaskans on the Trail Some said there was one lake at the portage on the summit, others said there were five. Young Alaskans in the Far North Here under cover of the trees she proceeded more rapidly to the end of the portage trail. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob While we were waiting, the engineer, who was a round-faced and rather green boy, fell under the influences of a large, plump, and very talkative lady who made the portage just behind us. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse Harvey and Henry Burns were the last to make the portage. The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill Anyhow, when we get over that portage we’re on Peace River waters. The Young Alaskans on the Trail There is a land portage from Fort McPherson to the summit. Young Alaskans in the Far North The Indians that visited her father's lodge had said that they were encamped near the river, and not far above the portage trail. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob By means of a portage of eight miles to the Miami of the lakes, it has a communication, well known to the Indian traders, with Lake Huron, and with all the navigation of the north. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe The Cumberland Valley, with its rich farmland and iron-ore deposits, was a natural north-south route long used as a portage between these two rivers. The 'Pioneer': Light Passenger Locomotive of 1851 United States Bulletin 240, Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, paper 42, 1964 The boys now shouldered their small knapsacks and, each carrying his rifle and rod, started after the two stalwart men who now went on rapidly across the portage. The Young Alaskans on the Trail We really crossed five lakes, counting in Loon Lake, and we made two short creek portages, one long lake-to-lake portage, and one long lake-to-river portage—the five-hundred-yards drag into the Little Bell. Young Alaskans in the Far North But after the appearance of the Indians it had been deemed unsafe and inadvisable to do this, and the tilt on the river above the portage trail was, therefore, temporarily abandoned. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob There are three carrying places; and, near the last of them, the river is a mile and a half wide, and has a regular current, for about sixty miles, to the first portage de Chaudiere. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe Next morning we paddled to the upper end of the lake, and were there introduced to our first real portage. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier It required now but a few moments to make the second traverse of the portage, and soon the boats again were loaded. The Young Alaskans on the Trail He says the land portage from Fort McPherson to Fort LaPierre is lined with cast-off stuff that people have tried to carry and couldn’t. Young Alaskans in the Far North With the first blink of dawn the three determined men, armed with their rifles, swung out into the forest, and rapidly but cautiously filed up the old portage trail in the direction Manikawan had taken. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob Of its various channels, that which is generally followed by the canoes is obstructed by five portages. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe Five days were spent in this manner—first paddling across a little lake, and then making a long portage, until at last Lake Itasca was reached, and the party encamped on Schoolcraft Island. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier We could make fifty or sixty miles a day without the least trouble, if we did not have to portage. The Young Alaskans on the Trail Now we have made two short portages and one long portage in getting to Loon Lake; and Loon Lake, we are pretty sure, drains into the headwaters of the Bell River. Young Alaskans in the Far North From their vantage point no sign of the Indians who had caused their trouble could be seen, and it was evident they had not descended the river bank below the portage trail. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob Thence by a chain of lakes, rivers, and “portages” to York factory, and on northward to Fort Churchill. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt At last they were obliged to make a portage of about half a mile, and upon launching again, soon discovered that the principal obstructions had been overcome. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier We’ve doubled on the portage, which made that something like a mile, and I suppose took about an hour. The Young Alaskans on the Trail Signs of a portage other side of the lake, so guess we are on the right trail. Young Alaskans in the Far North On Wednesday his trail led him to the tilt on the last lake of the old portage trail. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob We marched by the portage path to the sawmills, and crossed the bridge to the rising ground on the further side. Ben Comee A Tale of Rogers's Rangers, 1758-59 Making a portage around the falls, we shot Grand Rapids a few miles below, and slept that night beneath the shelter of a roof. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier On the old portage trails two packets, each of ninety pounds, was the regular load, and some men would take three. The Young Alaskans on the Trail The last portage is on ahead, six hundred yards from Summit Lake to Loon Lake. Young Alaskans in the Far North Of course, there’s the Rocky Mountain Cañon, which nobody can get through either way, and there isn’t any portage as bad as that on the whole Columbia Big Bend. The Young Alaskans in the Rockies Following a route through Green Bay and up the Fox River to a point where they made a portage to the Wisconsin, Marquette and Joliet finally reached the Mississippi. The Greatest Highway in the World Historical, Industrial and Descriptive Information of the Towns, Cities and Country Passed Through Between New York and Chicago Via the New York Central Lines. Based on the Encyclopaedia Britannica. At last they had to be carried across a portage for half a mile, then launched again, until at length the obstructions were passed. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier We’ll drop down to the head of that strip on the line and portage around there.” The Young Alaskans on the Trail Wagon portage there, but sometimes the boats go through. Young Alaskans in the Far North For one thing, I’ve always wanted to go down the Mackenzie and then over the Rat portage to the Yukon, then out to Skagway—that’d be something of a trip. The Young Alaskans in the Rockies This portage was part of the long land and water highway by which the mound-builders in pre-historic times conveyed copper from the Lake Superior to points as distant as Mexico and South America. The Greatest Highway in the World Historical, Industrial and Descriptive Information of the Towns, Cities and Country Passed Through Between New York and Chicago Via the New York Central Lines. Based on the Encyclopaedia Britannica. |
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