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tfeleigfaijlj. AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER; DEVOTED TO LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC, AGRICULTURAL, POLITICAL AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. VOL. 1. ONEIDA, MADISON COUNTY, N. Y., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1851. NO. 4. THE ONEIDA TELEGRAPH Will be published every Saturday at Oneida, (De pot,) Madison Uo., N. Y. JD. H. FROST, Editor A Proprietor. A. K. EATON, Conductor of Scientific LtpartmnxL QFFIQE—No. 2,'EWIM BjSjfti, (up rtaint) TERMS—One dollar and Twenty-five CcnU per annum, in advance, to office and mail subscriber*, One ikdlar and Fifty Cents, in advance*^ Village aubacribcra, who receive their paper by thff Carrier Where ten or more copies are sent by mail to one office, they will be furnished at One Dollar each, and the person obtaining the names and sending us the money, shall receive ft copy for bw trouble. KATES OF \D\ nmstNQ. ' One Square, 3 Weeks, .... $] 00. 8 Months, - - - - 3.00. 6 \ 6.00. '* \ 1 Yenr. R.««l. A liberal discount made to those vv li<> advertise by the year ( Py ~All communications must be pout pauL From the National Kra. The PriNoners of Naples.* 1 hnve been thinking of thoMctims bound In Naples, ing for the luck of air And sunshine, in their cold, damp cells of pnin— Whero hope is not, nnd innocence in vain Appeal against the torture nnd tlie clitun— Unfortunate*' wluw crime it w m» 1<> »linre Our common love of freedom, and to dure. In its behalf. Koine's harlot triple crowned. And her linse pander, the immt hateful tiling Who upon Christian or on l'agan ground Makes vile the old heroic name ui king. Oh, God uiost merciful' Father just mid kind! Whom man hath t>oiuid, let'Hiv nglit liund unbind , Or, if Tliy purposes of good In-hind Their ills lie hidden, let the Hiiffcicrs finil Htrong con*idutioiis , leuvi tin m not to doubt Thy Providontinl cure, nor vet without The hope which all Thy attributes insniro That not in vain the myrtyr's robe of tiro Is worn, nor the sad prisoner's frettiu^ chain, iSinceall who suffer for Thy truth send forth, Klectricnl, with every throb of pain, Unquenchable sparks. Thy own baptismal ram Of firo and spirit overall the curth. Making the dead in slavery live again. Let this gie it hipc be with thorn, asthev tie Hhut fro^SJthe light, the ereeuess, and the sky, From the coolwaters and the plc-n»nnt breeze. The smell of fHnvors, and shade of summer trees; liound with the felon lepers whom d isease And sins abhorred make loathsome, let them share I'ellico's faith, Foreste's ftrenfrth fol>ear Years of unutterable torment, stern aud still, At the chained Titan victor through Ins will) Comfort them with Thy future , let them see The day-dawn of Italian liberty, For that, with all good thing«, is hid with Thee, And, perfect in Thy thought, awaits its tune to be I, who have spoken for freedom tit tlu it*-t Of some weak friendsh 1 1 »H , or some jmltrv pnrc i)f iiAine or place, and, more than 1 have hint, Have gained in wider reach of M mputhie*, And freo communion with the good and wise— May God forbid thai 1 should cverhuiW Such easy self denial, or i. j.n . That the *troii<r pulse of In nHU no nior. i« mine, That, overcome at li 'iuidnv, I niunt vielil To other liiunls the gleumug of the field — A tired on looker through the dnv's d>< line For blest beyond deserving Mill, and knowing That kindly Providence itr* curi i-, Stowing In the withdrn .il ae in the In-stowing, Scarcely I dare for more or lens to pruv Beautiful yet for im tin* aiitninu tl .iv Melts on it« •<un\et lull\ and, f .irnnav. For me the Ocean lifts it« - M .|. uoi pvilm. Tome the pun vinoilt wlnspei nnd for me You river, minimi; through itsvn'.nof mint, Hy greenct binl(-<, vv ith .i«tc;-\ | urple -t irn d. And gcntinu lilixiin aud golden rod HIIH I I gay, Hows dow n in \il< t .t ^l.idiii « to lb, Like a pure *puil to it« great reward' ^ .Nor lack 1 friends, long-tried ami near and dear, W hose love is round me like nu atmosphere, Warm, soft, and MUMI. For su< h cift» t <i me. What shall 1 render, oh my God, to Thee! bet me not dwell upon my lighter share Of pain nnd ill that human life must l>enr, Have me from selfish pining, lot inv heart, Prawn from itself IU sympathy, forget The bitter longings of vain regret. The anguish of its own peculiar smart, llemembering others, a s I haveto-da\. In their great sorrows, let mc live alway Not for myself alone, but have a part, Such as a frail and erring spirit may, - In love which is of Thec.and whuh fndeed Thou art' 1st 10th mo., 1851 J G W From The N. Y. Tribune. Forest Life and Forest Trees. BIT JOUN 8. SFKmOXR. Without making any pretensions to literary skill, the writer of this volume has turned to excellent account some rare materials for a book, -which, in the hands of a more ambitious person, might have formed an extensive stock in the..authorship trade. Mr. Springer was reared among the Pine Forests of Maine; he has chopped trees with his own hands for many a toilsome season; he is perfectly at home in all the details of New-England wood-craft; his experience as a lumberman has stored his mem ory with a fund of curious and roraantldj&ici- dents, and, with a natural tack as a story-tel ler, he has produced a volume that is both road- able and instructive. In addition to a full de scription of the life of the lumberman, m the forest and on tin; river, the author has given copious statistical statements concerning the lumber trade, and notices of the Forest Trees of America, for the most part compiled from the bo-t sources. His book is entirely unique, it smells of pine-woods and awakens the echoes of falling trees, it will be extensively read ; and to all lovers of nature in her rude, primi tive st.ite, will afford a rich gratification. We hav e at the outset a homely picture of timber-hunting, which prepares the reader for further sketches of sylvan life. Hi NTINO THE IMNE. Twenty five or thirty \ cars ago, large tracts of country were covered principally with Pine- tree* Those tracts seemed purposely located in the vicinit} of lakes, large streams, and riv ers , a winter's work could then be made con tiguous to improved portions of the country, which rendered little previous exploration nec e-ssan. But the woodman's axe, together w ith the destructive tires which have swept over large districts from tune to tune, have, so to speak, driven tins tree fur back into the lute i nor wilderness. In fact, the Pino seem.-| dimmed, b\ the avarice and enterprise of tin i white man, gradually to disappear from the borders of civilization, as have the Aborigines | of ihis countr) before the onward march of the ! Saxon race | The diminished size and number of these- | Pine communities, near the borders of civil and agricultural abodes, added to the fact that tins trie has been pursued to wild and unknown forest regions, rondors exploring exjieditiotis previous to the commencement of a Winter's campaign absolutely indisjieiisable, at least to insure success. Tins labor is performed, more or less, at all periods of the vear; but, perhaps the more general and appropriate tune is found to be during the earlier part of Aiituiu. Tin. work of exploring is often performed during the Winter, vv lule the crews are on the ground in camp. The difficulty of traveling through des-p snows is overcome bv the use of the shoe- • novv, whh li enables the wearer to walk upon tin Mirt.ie. of the unirodd) n niiovv Thin ••hoi rs about tlnee feet lonir b\ sixteen in< lies wide, oval bi fon and tapenng to a p<>iiit behind.— It is simplv a flat network, made from thong* of green hide, \iirroundeil l>v a slender frame or U>w of wood Tins net-work is fastened, near the middle, to the bottom of the boot, nnd the woodmmi, throwing himself along, one side ;it i time, with a lengthened pace-like -tilde, pav -et over the ground at a rapid r.ite When the bu-iiioss of timber hunting is de- f> rred until Autumn, the follow ing method i* practiced • Two or three men accustomed to the hu^inetw take the necessary provisions, whuh trenailv consist of ship-bread, salt pork, tea, sugar, or molasses, for cooking utensils, a c>nW-]>ot or light tea-kettle, a tin dipper, s.>me- tnni-s a frjing-pan. a woolen blanket or two for bed-clothes, and ail axe, with gun and am munition ; all of which are put on board a *kiff. forest-altars, though we have sometimes hoard the voice of prayer even in the logging-swamps,) we throWjCur weary limbs upon our boughy couches. IcLseek repose in the slumbers of night, .Let us introduce our readers to a new form of'b.ouse-keeping in * TUB FOREST CAMP, The preliminaries' lieing settled, we com mence \ right merrily \ our camp. The top strata of leaves and turf are remov ed from the spot upon which the structure is to be erected ; this is necessary, as we should otherwise bo in great danger of tire from the dry turf. While this process is going forward, others are en gaged in selling the trees on the spot, and cut ting them the length determined upon for our edifice. Tho work commences by throwing the larger logs mto a square, notching the ends together. Ihus one tier after another is laid up until tho walls attain tho proper height, the smallest logs being used to finish out the up per tier*. In form they resemble ft tm baker, rising some eight feet in front, while the roof pitches down withiu two or three feet of tho ground in the rear. A double camp is con structed by putting two such squares face to face, with the jire in the middle. The Spruce- tree is generally Selected for canip-buildmg, it being light, straight, and quite free from sap.—aj The roof ». covured with shingles from three to four feet in length. Theso are split from trees of straight and easy rift, such as the Pine, Spruce, and C'edar. The shingles are not nailed on, but secured m their place hy laying a long heavy pole acro c s each tier or course. The roof is tinall) covered with the boughs of the Kir, Spruce and Hemlock, so that when the snow falls upoii the whole, the warmth of the camp is presen ed m the colcjest weather. The crevicea^betw een the logs constituting the walls are tigW|y caulked with moss gathered from the surrouuding trees. The interior arrangement is very simple.— Ono section of the aica of the camp is used for the dining room, another for the sleeping apajtmcnt, nnd a third is appropriated to the kitchen. Those apartmeuts are not denoted l>_\ partitioned walls, but simplv l>_\ small poles some six i lie lies in diameter, laid UJHJU the floor of the camp (which is the pure loam,) running in \ annus directions, and thus form ing square areas of various dimensions, and appropriated as aliove suggested. The head- Iniard to our bed consist* of one or more logs, which form also the back wall of the camp.— The foot-board is a sin.ill pole, some four or -i\ feet from the hre. Our bed-ctcad is moth er earth, upon whose cwl but maternal liosom we strew a thick coating of Hemlock, Cedar, .uid Fir boughs. The width of this bed is de termined by the uumberof occupants, varviug iroin ten to twentv feet Ih l-< lollies are suit ed to the width of the bed 1 >V sew mg quilts and blankets together general thing, throw of! oiil\ vv In u they \ turn 1 IK S, 1, irdv sons of the vv ho roll on beds of that it oftena burns twenty-four hours before being entirely consumed. The amount of fuel made use of in building one camp-fire would supply an ordinary fire a week. Little think the gentlemen of cities \ who live at home at ease,\ of the perils braved for their shelter by THE DOWN-EAST LUMBERMEN'. Lumbermen not only cut and haul from clumps and communities, but reconnoiter the forest, hill, vale, and mountain side for scatter ing trees; and when they are deemed worth an effort, no location in winch they may bo found, however wild or danng, can oppose the skill and enterprise of our men. For taking logs down mountain sides, we adopt various methods, according to the eiieuin- atances. Sometimes wo construct what are termed dry sluico-wajs, which reach from the upper edge ota precipice down to the bane of tho hill. This is made by la) ing lorgo polos or trunks of straight trees together the whole | distanee, which is so constructed as to keep the log from running oft' at tho sides. Logs are rolled into t!he upper end, the descent or dip often being very steep; the log passes on with hghtuing-like velocity, quite burvtng itself in the Bnow and leaves below. From the 1 roughness of the surfaces, tho friction is very groat, causing the bark and smoke to fly plen tifully. At other times, when the descent is more gradual and not to steep, and when there is not a sufficient quantity to pay the expense of a sluico-wa\, we fell a large tree, sometimes the Hemlock, trim out tho top, and cut the largest limbs off a foot, more or less, ftotn the trunk. This is attached to the end of the log by strong chains, and as the oxen draw the load, this drag thrusts its stumpy limbs into tho snow and frozen earth, and thus prevents the load from forcing the team forward too nipidlj. Should the chain give way which attaches the hold-back to the load, nothing could save the team from sudden destruc tion- There is a mountain on tho \ west branch\ of the Penobscot -whero Pine-trees of excellent quality »taud far up its sides, whose tops np- pear to sweep the v er\ clouds. The side whuh furnishes timber rises in terraces of gigantic proportions, forming a succession of abrupt precipices and shelving table-land. There arc three of these giant mountain step*, each of which produces lumber which challenges the admiration and enterprise of tho logmon. The ascent to these Alpino-tgrnves is too abrupt to allow the team to ascend in harness; we there fore unyoke and drive the oxen up winding pathways. The \okcs and chains are carried ii|> by the workmen, and aLso tho bod-sleds in pieces, after taking it apart. Ascending to the uppermost Uir.ii i, the ox< n are revoked and tlie sled adjusted. The logs being cut and prepared as usual, are loaded, and uauled to the edge of the tirtt precipice, unloaded, nnd rolled off to the table of the second terrace, where thev are again loaded, hauled, and tum bled off as before, to the top of tlie first rise, from which they are ag mi pit* bed dow u to the base of the mount.on, where, for the last time, they are loaded and hauled to the landing. j To obtain logs in such rom.iulic locations was real I \ as hazardous as it was laborious, varying sulheioiitlv from tho usual routine of labor to invest the occasion with no ordinarv interest. It was, indeed, an exhibition well calculated to awaken thrilling emotions U> wit ness the descent of these massive logs, break ing and shivering whatever might obstruct their giddi plunge down the sU 'ep mountain side, making the valleys reverberate and ring merrily with the concussion In other instances loads arc ea-usl down lull sides by the use of \ ta< kel and fall,\ or bv a strong \ warp,\ taking a \ bite \ round a tree, and hitching to ono yoke of oxen. In this f tlie bed. raised some eighteen indues above | manner the load is \ tailed down \ sU-eps where The occupants, as a their outer garmenU II \ for the night,— forest i II vv not those wn , tlieir sleep is sound .uid in\ l^orating , thev levd not court the gen- tie spi II. turning from side to side, but, quiet- Iv MiluiiiMuig , sink into its profound depths, i Dircitlv n.r the foot pole, running parallel with it. and in fiuiit of tin lire, is the \Jracon sfitt\ J tlnnk it would pu/.. le the greatest lexicographer of the age to d< title the word, or give ite ct\inoli>g\ as applied to a seat, whuh indeed it is, ami nothing more nor less than a s» .it , but, &o f.ir as 1 can discover Iroin those up »t dei pl_v learned m the nutiquari.iiii.siii of | tin logging swamp it !i , s nothing more to do with deacons, or di.nous with it, than with the Pope Tlie seal u.se!f, though the name l>c involved in a oy. it mWer,, is nothing le.ss or in HI tii.in ,i plunk hewn fr mi the trunk . of a Spruce tree some four inches wide, the length generally corresponding with tho width self to bo the butt of good-natured ridicule, But while tho greater part of swamp life uv more or less merry, there are occasional inter- ruptouiiaU> the joyousness that abounds. Log- ig roadXare generally laid outjioih_rjuo re gard to theosuweniencesofdevel or gently de scending grountlr—Btnfin some instances the unovenness of tho country, admits only of un favorable alternatives. Sometimes there are moderate rises to ascend or descend on tlie way to the landing; tlie former are hard, the latter dangerous to the team I knew a team ster to lose bis life in the following shocking manner: On one section of the mam road there was quite a \ smart pitch\ of considera ble length, on which the load invariably drove the team along on a forced trot Dow n this slope our teamster had often passed without sustaining any injury to himself or oxen. One day, having, as usual, taken his load from the stump, he proceeded towards the landing, soon nassiug out of sight or hearing. .Not making ins appearance at tlie expiration of tho usual tune, it was suspected that something more than usual had detained him. Obeying the impulse of a proper solicitude on his behalf, some of tho hands started to render service if it were needed. Coming to the head of the hill, down which the road ran, thev Raw the team at tho foot of it, standing with the for ward oxen faced about up tho road, but no teamster. On reaiihing the spot, a most dis tressing spectacle presented itself, there lay the teamster on the hard road, with one of the sled-runners directly across las bowels, which, under the weight of several tuns of Umber, were pressed down to tlie thickness of a man's hand. He was still alive, and w hen .they call ed out to him, just before reaching the sled, h spoke up as promptly as usual, \Here am I,\ as if nothing had beon the matter These were the only and last words, he ever uttered. A \pr_\\ was immediately scK which raised the dead fall from his crushed Dodv, i nablmg them to extricate it from its dreadful position Short!) after, his consciousness left him, and never more returned. He could give no ex planation , but wo inferred, from the position of the forward oxen, that the load had forced the team into a run, bj which the tongue cat tle, pressed bv the leaders, turning them round, which probably threw the teamster under the runner, aud the whole lond stopped when about to poiae over his body He was taken to the camp, whero all was done that could be, under the circr instances, to save him, but to no purpose His work was finished. He still lingered, in an apparently unconscious state, until midnight, when his spirit, forsakiug its bruised nnd crushed teuo- ment, ascended abovc the sighing Pines, and entered tlie eternal State. The ouly_iw«\d.s h uttered were th^se in reply to fiho calling of his name, As \SJfcno «jvo couldjudge, ho had laid two hours in tln^posn^nj^fl which he was found. It w.is ostomshing to see (ion he had gnawed the rave (railing) of the sled. It was between three and four inches through In his agon\ he hid bitten it half off To do this, lie must have pulled himself up with ins hands, gnawed awhile, then fallen back njr'im through exhaustion and in despair He was taken out to the twarcst settlement, and buried and the red man is ready for the chaw sad tlie encounter. But namo the object of bis dread, and he will significantly shake his h ««d, while he exclaims, \lie all one debil/\ An individual by tfce name of Smith tnst with tho following adventure in an encountsr with one of these aj»irn«U on the Arromucto, while on his way to join a crow engaged in timber-making ID tho woods. I lo had nearly reached tho place of encamp ment when he came suddenly upon one of these ferocious animals. There was no chancs for retreat, neither had he time for reflection on tho best method of defense or escape. As le had no anna or other weapons of defense, tho first impulse, in this truly fearful position, unfortunately, perhaps, was to. spring into s small tree near by ; but he had scarcely as* cetided his length when the desperate creature, probably rendered still more fierce by the rump tings of hunger, sprang upon and seized mi by the heel Smith, however, after hav ing his foot badly bitten, disengaged it from tho shoo, which was firmly clinched in tha creature's teeth, and let him drop. The mo ment he was disengaged, Smith sprang for a more secure position, and the animal at th« same time leapod to another large tree, about ten £}et distant, upon which he ascended to un elevation equnl to that of bis victim, from which he throw himself upon him, firmly fix ing his teeth in the calf of his leg. Hanging suspended thus until the flesh, insufficient to sustain ^he weight, gavo way, ho dropped again to tho ground, carrying a portion of flesh in his mouth. Having greedily devoured tliis morsel, he bounded again up the opposite tree, and from thence upon Smith, in this manner renewing his attacks, and tearing away the flesh in mouthfuls from his legs.— During this agonizing operation, Smith con trived to cut a limb from the tree, to which hs managed to bind his jack-knife, with which he could now assail his enemy at every loan. Ho succeeded thus in wounding him so badly that at length his attacks were discontinued, and he finully disappeared in the denso forest During the encounter, Smith had exerted his voice te the utmost to alarm the crew, who, he hoped, might be within hail. He was heard, and m a short time soveral of the crew reached the place, but not in time to save htm from the dreadful encounter. The sight was truly appalling. Ilia garments were not only rent from him, but tho flesh literally torn from his legs, exposing even the bone and sinews. It was with the greatest difficulty Wmade the descent of tho true. ExhaustedjjSireugh loss of blood, and overcome by fngStshdeiertios, ho sunk upon the ground and immediately fainted; hut the application of snow restored him to consciousness. Preparing a litter from poles and boughs, they convoyed him to the camp, cashed and dressed his wounds as well as arcumstnnccs would ullow, aud, as soon as possible, removed him to the settlement, whore medical aid was secured. After a protracted ponod of confinement, he >-gradually recovered from his wounds, though still carrying terrible scars, and sustaining ureparableiujury. Such desperate encounters are, however, of rare oo- | I'urrenee, though collisions less sanguinary ars not uufrcquelit. At a later period, we lost our ti .mister bv ] On one occasion wo tracked one of thoM an accident not altogether ilissnnil.ir It w .is ' animals whero we had the day before been at at tho winding up of our winter's work in ' work From appearances, he seemed tohsvs hauling Late in the afternoon we hail f.-lled ' something unusual uttached to one of his fore and prepared our final tree, w Inch w ;ia te finish , feet, which we judged to bo a common iteel the histof the numerous loads whu h had been , trap. Returning to tho camp.for the gun and taken to the well-stowed landing Wearied ' a lunch, two men started in pursuit. They with the frequency of his travels on the same road for tho same purpose, this last load was anticipated with no ordinarv interest and when followed him throo days before ovortaking huu. In onj»—pWco on the route they meas ured a bouid of fifteen feet which ho made to the tree was loaded, he seemed to contemplate | take a rabbiV which he caught and devoured, if tlie exploration w to be on tlie St Croix, or ' lhe foot .,^ IUI j nmdo . Thm seat it would be impossible for the \ tongue oxen on a Ixttcau if on the Penobscot nver, with two '•• - . . . . p. constitutes our snf.i or settee, to which we add to resist the pressure of the load. Sometimes sets of propellers setting-poles for rapids; and „ few hUx(Ls wh)|ulakc U(e j | Uie un , k . r , h() , wt U) „ llK , h ; t M paddles to be used on dead-water. | <(f ((Uf can)p funilturc y hould my of my I ^ 8ub j tvUsU) when U ,c whole load plunge •Tho recent publication of W E. Gladstone, M. I J , hu made the public famillivr with utrocitira, on .the part of tho Neapolitan Government, without a parallel in the history of tyranny From the Poems of IIor*ce Smith. Monti C Mine tic*. Ye who would save yonr features florid, lithe limb*, bright eyes, unwrinkled forehead. From age's devastation horrid, Adopt this plan •— Twill make, in climate cold or torrid, A hale old man. Avoid in youth luxurious diet. Restrain the poesiona' low leg* not, Dtroted to domestic quiet, JEJe wisely gay, Bo ahaJI ye, spite of age's fiat, JUant deoay. Reek riot In Mammon's worship pleasure, Bnt-find your richest, dearest treasure Ifc books, friend*, music, poluhed leisure; Toe mind, not sense, Malta the tofe scale by which ye measure Your opulence, ThiaUthftaolaee, thia tKe tcience, life's purert, «weetc*t, b«et appliance, That disappoints not man's reliance, \VThM'er hii «Ut«; , Bat challenges, with calm defl*noe, Trine, fortune, fate. To Paxaxavx PEACH TRIM.—A practical hot Lkiulturist, On this srrbject, Bays:—\ Clear the earth away immediately next to the trunk of ] the tree, down near the root, and then nut two of tire© IwfApe of unslacked lime, each about th» atae of a goose egg, next to the face, and ocrer it with earth. It will eradicate the worm, and in a short time give much vigor to the tree. The lime should be appljedis the tree whan young, hut will answer wenlbr older treat, hy increasing U»e quantity of lime about one-third. 4 Wuh these slight preparations, away wo , readers ever be situated beyond the reach of start, now making our way up tho main nv-' cabinet-makers, but in tlie v uimty of the forest, er, then shooting along up tbo less capacious I ma y introduce them into the secret of chair- branches ; sometimes performing a journey of making without die necessity of any tools ex- two hundred miles far uitothe interior, m those j e ept an are. Split the top part of the trunk solitudes which never before, perhaps, echoed . of a Spruce or b ir-tree in halves, cut a stick of with the tones of the white man's voice. The ! the right length upon which throo or four location for our nightly encampments are se lected m timo to make the necessary arrange ments for refreshment and repose, before the darkness shuts down over the dense wilderness that surrounds us. Selecting a proper sight near some gushing spring, or whero a mur muring streamlet plays along its romantic lit tle channel, we piteh our tent, which formerly consisted of a slender frame of little poles, slightly covered on tho top and at each end with long boaghs, the front entirely open, be fore which burm the watch-fire, by whose tight the deep darkness of a forest night is ren dered more solemn and palpable. In some instances a large blanket is spread over the frame; and when there are good rea sons to expect rain, we haul our boat up, turn it bottom-side up, and crawl beneath it, this proving a sure protection from the falling rain or dew. Of late, small portable tentrcoverfug are used, which prove very convenient Hext the evening meal is prepared. Here tie tea is thoroughly boiled, in the coffee-pot or tea-kettle, over the little fire. A thin slice of salt pork is cut, and, running a sharp stick in it, it is he]d over the fire and roasted, being stout liinbs grow; trim off the limbs of a suf ficient length to suit your fancy; smooth the piece of timber to which they adnere by hew ing, and your seat is completed. I can assure the reader that the instances are rare in which it becomes necessary tg send them to the cab inet-maker for repairs^ especially to have the legs glued m. The luxury of a temporary table is now pret ty generally enjoyed, with plates, knives and forks, tin dippers for tea and coffee, and some times cups and saucers. Formerly the deacon scat was used instead of a table, and a large frying-pan served for a platter for tho whole crew. Abound this the men would gather, each fitting in his bread or potato, and salt fish, to sop in the pork fat, and never did king or courtier enjoy the luxuries of a palace more exquisitely than do our loggers this homely fare. On the St Croix River, lumbermen gen erally adhere, from choice, to the original cus tom of eating frorn the frying-pan. Bread and beans are baked m a large \Dutch oven,\ which is placed in a hole dug in the earth by the side of the fire, and entirely covered with hot coals and embers. In tjju^ position i t is ai- -W^v T T*^h7hrririr.r.rm^tIowed to remain until the contents are done, withdrawn occasionally to eaten the drippings | ^ . L , . • on* cake of pilot or ship bread.- This » a good substitute for buttered toast, the roasted pork making an excellent rasher. Sometimes we ate the pork raw, dipping it in molasses, which some relish; and though the recital may cause,'in delicate and pampered stomachs, some onarms, yet we caffasaure the uninitiated that, from these gross simples, tho hungry woodsman, makes many s delicious meal.— After pipe devotions (for Utile else ascends from when the aehea and covers are removed. I need not presume to inform the skillful cook that this mode of baking is unequalled. Our camp-fire is made on the ground next to the front wall, which is sometimes protected by a tier of large stonae, but in other instances ire simply sot up two-short stakes, against which enormous back -logs rest* After supper, each, night unfailingly a very large fire is built to sleep by. 8ome of the wood used is so large onward like an avalanche, subjecting the poor oxon to a shocking death. But the circumstance which calls forth the most interest and exortiou is tlie \ rival load.\ When teams are located with sufficient prox imity to admit of convenient intercourse, a spirit of rivalry is often rife between the differ ent crews, on various points. The \ largest tree,\ tlie \ Rinartestchopper,\ the \best cook,\ tho \ greatest day's work,\ and a score of other superlatives, all invested with attractions, the greater from isolated circumstances of swamp life. Tho \ crack\ load is preceded by all needful preliminaries. All defective places in the road are repaired. New \ skids\ are nicely peeled by hewing off the bark ajjoothly, and plenti fully as well as calculatingly laid along the road. All needful Mpfjjs^Sxe made by the bod-eletLand the teaojput In ebateaiing plight The trees intended for the \ big load\ are caro- fully prepared, and hauled'tp-soine convenient it with profound satisfaction. \This said he, \ is inv last load \ Por the la*t time the team vva« placed iu order, to drag from its bed the treo of a hundred Summers. Onward it moved at the signal given, and ho was soon lost to view in tho frequent windings of tho forest road. It was uearly sundown,and, had it not been for closing up the Winter's work that day, the hauling would have been defer red until uext morning Tho usual preparations for our evening camp-tiro had been made, and the thick shad ows of evening had been gathering for an hour, and yet ne did not come. Again and again some one of the crew would step out to listen if he could cateh the jingling of the leaving only^ small portions of the hide and fur of his victim. From the course traveled it was evident that he was aware of his pur suers, whom ho unquesu ably desired to avoid. On the third day they came in sight of him for the first time. No longer retreat ing be/oro his pursuers, he now turned upon tlieni A ware that they could have but one shot, it being impossible to reload before he would bo upon them, they suffered him to ap proach very near, to make their aim more oer- Uun. The forest echoed with the report of th« discharge, the shot took effect, and a furious scuffle followed. The snow flew^ while the enraged and funous growl and gnashing teeth, mingled with the clattering trap, and the echo chains as tlioy wore hauled along, but nolh- of the powerful blows inflicted upon bis htad ing broke upon tho ear in the stillness of the with tlie shivering breech of the gun, under early night Unwilling longer to resist the J which he yielded his life to his superior puHtt- solicitude entertained for his safety, several of! ers. place on the main road sai ||Mwhero they awflteneath triat terrible pressure. A log was reloaded, putting on twfj^pf somes three [resting acroas his crushed body. He waadead. large trees. All things in readiness, tho men I From anDearanc .es, we judged that, »ft«.l »w follow up with handspikir and long levers.— Then comes the \tug of war,\ rod by rodfyr foot by foot, the whole is moved forward, de- us started with a lantern for the landing We continued to pass on, every momont expecting to hear or meet him, until the landing was finally reached. There, quietly chewing tho cud A tho oxen were standing, unconscious of the cauji^that detained them, or that for the last tinWuey had heard tlie well known voice of their deroted master. Hastening along, wo found the load properly rolled off the sled, but te vens 1 what a sight greeted our almost un- evmg vision I Thcro lay tho poor fellow courses of manduig every ounce of strength, both of men and oxen united, to perform the feat of getting it to the landing. Were life and for tune at stake, more could not be done under _ thecircuinataiice^ Tha- auwey« applies ^beW ^ fbllbwiig, in rule, and the result gives either the one party or tho other \ whereof to glory.\ If not \ tee totalers\ the vanquished \pay the bitten\ when they get down the river. Men4ove and will have excitement; _with spirits xsvrwlnore, buoyant, every thingj however, tricing, adds to the stock of \fun rfte n in. the- woods.—• Every crew hat iujffBacVL'wbo, ih Ae ab sence of othst iftawsk, •ffiifr few his store of \ mother-wit\ or v gt$fuam, n contributes, to the merry shaking *of sides, or allows him- Frornappearances, we judged that, *Asr ,ba ing knocked outjfho \ nd,\ which united the chain that bound tb^ioad^the log rolled sud denly upon him. Thus, without a moment's warning, he ceased-jn the same moment to work SM lire. It proved, indeed, his u last load.\ We have an occasional natural-history study which the author dis- But there u no animal among us with whofo, encounters are so frequent as the Ciommosi. black bear. Their superior strength, tiis .ildU with $hich they warn off blows, .*nd *ff%, wrench van instrument from UiebjLn ^rfjWijy sailant, and their tenacity of hts, tmni^Mmik,; really a formidable antagonist. \W ^^sve' sometimes been divsrtad, as wall s^'strerely annoyed, by their Ihkrriah tricks. In on* in stance we were followed, several dap by one of them on our passage up the river, who seemed equally bent on plunder and mischief: The first of our acquaintance with his? oc curred-while encamped si the mouth of a small stream, whose channel we were improving by the removal of largo rocks which obstructed, log-driving. Our camp was merely tempora ry, so that «U ouivgc^ds^ereexposed. Whils we were asleep dajsng tie lakht he came'sp- on our premises, aiw'selected from the bag?., gage a bundle containing all the Wkter-ck>4*,«;» ing of one of the m«n- * «kc His curiosity was I removal of the pack ; IBDIAS WCVtLS AilD BXA*S\ _ . 35*** \jjm animal in the deep recesses qfl of its contestsj-jad\ our forests, evidently belosjriag to the Mne/ter or a>nas»bfc jjjdbrsnif t *°** w hjfb> on account osK%rocity, is Kg -mmeh. J)utiMjm tAejffjigl nMcsntljr'eaJled \Indian iKvtf\—in the In-jiU4^*h«.j^i^wers dian language; \ the Lu»k Soc*;\ a terrqr^o'/aad w«jwii«w y - the-Indiana,and tl \ *«Ai [land; of which tnoy. , . apeak of the moose, the bear, and lhe w-olforen, 4*
