voyage of the paper canoe-第2章
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LITTLE ASSAWAMAN BAY。 ISLE OF WIGHT BAY。 WINCHESTER PLANTATION。 CHINCOTEAGUE。 WATCHAPREAGUE INLET。 COBB'S ISLAND。 CHERRYSTONE。 ARRIVAL AT NORFOLK。 THE 〃LANDMARK'S〃 ENTERPRISE。
CHAPTER IX。 FROM NORFOLK TO CAPE HATTERAS。
THE ELIZABETH RIVER。 THE CANAL。 NORTH LANDING RIVER。 CURRITUCK SOUND。 ROANOKE ISLAND。 VISIT TO BODY ISLAND LIGHT HOUSE。 A ROMANCE OF HISTORY。 PAMPLICO SOUND。 THE PAPER CANOE ARRIVES AT CAPE HATTERAS。
CHAPTER X。 FROM CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR； NORTH CAROLINA。
CAPE HATTERAS LIGHT。 HABITS OF BIRDS。 … STORM AT HATTERAS INLET。 …MILES OF WRECKS。 …THE YACHT JULIA SEARCHING FOR THE PAPER CANOE。 CHASED BY PORPOISES。 MARSH TACKIES。 … OCRACOKE INLET。 … A GRAVEYARD BEING SWALLOWED UP BY THE SEA。 CORE SOUND。 THREE WEDDINGS AT HUNTING QUARTERS。 … MOREHEAD CITY。 NEWBERN。 … SWANSBORO。 … A PEANUT PLANTATION。 THE ROUTE TO CAPE FEAR。
CHAPTER XI。 FROM CAPE FEAR TO CHARLESTON； SOUTH CAROLINA。
A PORTAGE TO LAKE WACCAMAW。 SUBMERGED SWAMPS。 NIGHT AT A TURPENTINE DISTILLERY。 A DISMAL WILDERNESS。 OWLS AND MISTLETOE。 CRACKERS AND NEGROES。 ACROSS THE SOUTH CAROLINA LINE。 A CRACKER'S IDEA OF HOSPITALITY。 POT BLUFF。 PEEDEE RIVER。 GEORGETOWN。 WINYAH BAY。 THE RICE PLANTATIONS OF THE SANTEE RIVERS。 A NIGHT WITH THE SANTEE NEGROES。 ARRIVAL AT CHARLESTON。
CHAPTER XII。 FROM CHARLESTON TO SAVANNAH； GEORGIA。
THE INTERIOR WATER ROUTE TO JEHOSSEE ISLAND。 GOVERNOR AIKEN'S MODEL RICE PLANTATION。 LOST IN THE HORNS。 ST。 HELENA SOUND。 LOST IN THE NIGHT。 THE PHANTOM SHIP。 THE FINLANDER'S WELCOME。 A NIGHT ON THE EMPEROR'S OLD YACHT。 THE PHOSPHATE MINES。 COOSAW AND BROAD RIVERS。 PORT ROYAL SOUND AND CALIBOGUE SOUND。 CUFFY'S HOME。 ARRIVAL IN GEORGIA。 RECEPTIONS AT GREENWICH SHOOTING…PARK。
CHAPTER XIII。 FROM THE SAVANNAH RIVER TO FLORIDA。
ROUTE TO THE SEA ISLANDS OF GEORGIA。 STORM…BOUND ON GREEN ISLAND。 OSSABAW ISLAND。 ST。 CATHERINE'S SOUND。 SAPELO ISLAND。 THE MUD OF MUD RIVER。 NIGHT IN A NEGRO CABIN。 〃DE SHOUTINGS〃 ON DOBOY ISLAND。 BROUGHTON ISLAND。 ST。 SIMON'S AND JEKYL ISLANDS。 INTERVIEW WITH AN ALLIGATOR。 A NIGHT IN JOINTER HAMMOCK。 CUMBERLAND ISLAND AND ST。 MARY'S RIVER。 FAREWELL TO THE SEA。
CHAPTER XIV。 ST。 MARYS RIVER AND THE SUWANEE WILDERNESS
A PORTAGE TO DUTTON。 DESCENT OF THE ST。 MARY'S RIVER。 FETE GIVEN BY THE CITIZENS TO THE PAPER CANOE。 THE PROPOSED CANAL ROUTE ACROSS FLORIDA。 … PORTAGE TO THE SUWANEE RIVER。 A NEGRO SPEAKS ON ELECTRICITY AND THE TELEGRAPH。 A FREEDMAN'S SERMON。
CHAPTER XV。 DOWN UPON THE SUWANEE RIVER。
THE RICH FOLIAGE OF THE RIVER。 COLUMBUS。 … ROLINS' BLUFF。 OLD TOWN HAMMOCK。 … A HUNTER KILLED BY A PANTHER。 DANGEROUS SERPENTS。 CLAY LANDING。 THE MARSHES OF THE COAST。 BRADFORD'S ISLAND。 MY LAST CAMP。 THE VOYAGE ENDED。
LIST OF MAPS DRAWN AND ENGRAVED AT THE UNITED STATES COAST SURVEY BUREAU； FOR THE 〃VOYAGE OF THE PAPER CANOE。〃
GENERAL MAP OF ROUTES FOLLOWED BY THE AUTHOR DURING TWO VOYAGES MADE TO THE GULF OF MEXICO
GUIDE MAPS OF CANOE ROUTE。
FROM QUEBEC； CANADA； TO PLATTSBURGH； NEW YORK STATE
FROM PLATTSBURGH TO ALBANY
FROM ALBANY TO NEW YORK CITY
FROM NEW YORK CITY TO CAPE HENLOPEN； DELAWARE
FROM CAPE HENLOPEN； DELAWARE； TO NORFOLK； VIRGINIA
FROM NORFOLK； VIRGINIA； TO BOGUE INLET； NORTH CAROLINA
FROM BOGUE INLET； NORTH CAROLINA； TO BULL'S BAY； SOUTH CAROLINA
FROM BULL'S BAY； SOUTH CAROLINA； TO ST。 SIMON'S SOUND； GEORGIA
FROM ST。 SIMON'S SOUND； GEORGIA； TO CEDAR KEYS； FLORIDA
ILLUSTRATIONS。 ENGRAVED By John ANDREW & SON。
GREAT AUK （Alca impennis）。 Extinct。 ANCHORED AT LAST A FULL…RIGGED NAUTILUS CANOE THE ROB ROY CANOE THE ABORIGINAL TYPE
Photographed at Disco； Greenland。
THE IMPROVED TYPE。 PAPER CANOE MARIA THERESA A CAPSIZE IN DELAWARE BAY DELAWARE WHIPPING…POST AND PILLORY BODY ISLAND LIGHT HOUSE CROSSING HATTERAS INLET RECEPTION AT CHARLESTON POST…OFFICE HOME OF THE ALLIGATOR THE PANTHER'S LEAP THE VOYAGE ENDED
CHAPTER I。 THE APPROACHES TO THE WATER…WAY OF THE CONTINENT。
ISLAND OF ST。 PAUL。 THE PORTALS OF THE GULF OF ST。 LAWRENCE。 THE EXTINCT AUK。 ANTICOSTI ISLAND。 ICEBERGS。 SAILORS' SUPERSTITIONS。 THE ESTUARY OF THE ST。 LAWRENCE。 TADOUSAC。 THE SAGUENAY RIVER。 WHITE WHALES。 QUEBEC。
While on his passage to the ports of the St。 Lawrence River； the mariner first sights the little island of St。 Paul； situated in the waste of waters between Cape Ray； the southwestern point of Newfoundland on the north； and Cape North； the northeastern projection of Cape Breton Island on the south。 Across this entrance to the Gulf of St。 Lawrence from cape to cape is a distance of fifty…four nautical miles； and about twelve miles east…northeast from Cape North the island of St。 Paul； with its three hills and two light…towers； rises from the sea with deep waters on every side。
This wide inlet into the gulf may be called the middle portal； for at the northern end of Newfoundland； between the great island and the coast of Labrador； another entrance exists； which is known as the Straits of Belle Isle； and is sometimes called 〃the shorter passage from England。〃 Still to the south of the middle entrance is another and a very narrow one； known as the Gut of Canso； which separates the island of Cape Breton from Nova Scotia。 Through this contracted thoroughfare the tides run with great force。
One hundred years ago； as the seaman approached the dangerous entrance of St。 Paul； now brightened at night by its light…towers； his heart was cheered by the sight of immense flocks of a peculiar sea…fowl； now extinct。 When he saw upon the water the Great Auk （Alca impennis）； which he ignorantly called 〃a pengwin；〃 he knew that land was near at hand； for while he met other species far out upon the broad Atlantic； the Great Auk； his 〃pengwin；〃 kept near the coast。 Not only was this now extinct bird his indicator of proximity to the land； but so strange were its habits； and so innocent was its nature； that it permitted itself to be captured by boat…loads； and thus were the ships re…victualled at little cost or trouble。 Without any market…value a century ago； the Great Auk now； as a stuffed skin； represents a value of fifteen hundred dollars in gold。 There are but seventy…two specimens of this bird in the museums of Europe and America； besides a few skeletons； and sixty…five of its eggs。 It was called in ancient days Gare…fowl； and was the Goiful of the Icelander。
Captain Whitbourne； who wrote in the reign of James the First； quaintly said： 〃These Pengwins are as bigge as Geese； and flye not； for they have but a little short wing； and they multiply so infinitely upon a certain flat island that men drive them from thence upon a board into their boats by hundreds at a time； as if God had made the innocency of so poor a creature to become such an admerable instrument for the sustenation of man。〃
In a copy of the English Pilot； 〃fourth book；〃 published in 1761； which I presented to the library of the United States Coast Survey； is found this early description of this now extinct American bird： 〃They never go beyond the bank ＇Newfoundland＇ as others do； for they are always on it； or in it； several of them together； sometimes more but never less than two together。 They are large fowls； about the size a goose； a coal…black head and back； with a white belly and a milk…white spot under one of their eyes； which nature has ordered to be under their right eye。〃
Thus has the greed of the sailor and pothunter swept from the face of the earth an old pilot a trusty aid to navigation。 Now the light…house； the fog…gun； and the improved chart have taken the place of the extinct auk as aids to navigation； and the sailor of to…day sees the bright flashes of St。 Paul's lights when nearly twenty miles at sea。 Having passed the little isle； the ship enters the great Gulf of St。 Lawrence； and passes the Magdalen Islands； shaping its course as wind and weather permit towards the dreaded； rocky coast of Anticosti。 From the entrance of the gulf to the island of Anticosti the course to be followed is northwesterly about one hundred and thirty…five nautical miles。 The island which divides an u
