The History, Civil And Commercial, of the West Indies: With a ..., volume 4
The History, Civil And Commercial, of the West Indies: With a ..., volume 4
Edward B Bryan
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The beginning of August is the time at whidti he commences his search. He penetrates to the highest ^ound, and there, climbing the tallest tree that he can find, he surveys the country round him. The colour of the foliage of the mahogany,, which is now a reddish yellow, leads his eye to the spot where the wood is most abim- dant ; and to that spot, without compass or guide, he unerringly directs his way ; compelled ako to use numberless stratf^ems, to prevent his foot- steps from being tracked ...by rival huntsmen, who otherwise would not fail to seize upon the price Digitized by Google ffiftlTISH COLONIES. 059 which he had discovered. The mahogany is usually cut about twelve feet from the grouud, by a man who stands upon a sfkge erected for the purpose. It is soiiletimes roughly squared on the place where it has been felted^ but this labour is generally postponed till the logs have been conveyed to the mouths of the different rivers. As the logs are broc^ht to the wata: side they are thrown into the river, down Which th^ ai-fe floated to the booms, which are lai^e cables, stretched across the stream at the 'various fells.
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