 | Edward Long - 1774 - 408 pages
...The Negroe workmen raife a fcaftolding, of four or five feet elevation above the ground, and hack off the trunk, which they cut up into balks. The part below, extending to the root, is not only of largeft diameter, but of aclofer texture than the other parts, moft elegantly "diverfified with (hades... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 734 pages
...turkey's egg. Some of them have reached to a monstrous size, exceeding one hundred feet in height. In felling these trees, the most beautiful part is...the ground, and hack up the trunk, which they cut into balks. The part below, extending to the root, is not only of larger diameter, but of a closer... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 700 pages
...a turkey's egg. Some of them have reached to a monstrous me, exceeding one hundred feet in height. In felling these trees, the most beautiful part is...four or five feet elevation from the ground, and hack op the tmnk, which they cut into balks. 1 :.'• part below, extending to the root, is not only of... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1810 - 548 pages
...appearance made by the whole tree very elegant. Some trees have reached a hundred feet in height. Jn felling these trees, the most beautiful part is commonly...the ground, and hack up the trunk, which they cut into bulks. The part below extending to the root, is not only of larger diameter but of ;t closer texture... | |
 | John Lunan - 1814 - 564 pages
...plantations, are formed of it in places where the carriage is more convenient for the market. " ,.- -, In felling these trees, the most beautiful part is...behind. The negro workmen raise a scaffolding, of four-or five feet elevation above the ground, and hack off the trunk, which they cut up into.balks.... | |
 | John Lunan - 1814 - 568 pages
...formed of it in places where the carriage is more convenient for the market. In felling these tires, the most beautiful part is commonly left behind. The negro workmen raise a ocaffoldilig, of four or five feet elevation above: tHe ground, and hack oK UK irunk» whirh they cut... | |
 | James Smith - 1815 - 684 pages
...the same tree, vary somewhat in quality, and in felling the timber, the most beautiful portion of it is commonly left behind. The negro workmen raise a scaffolding of four or fire feet elevation from the ground, and hack up the trunk, which they cut into balks. The part below,... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1821 - 406 pages
...turkey's egg. Some of them have reached to a monstrous size, exceeding one hundred feet in height. In felling these trees, the most beautiful part is...the ground, and hack up the trunk, which they cut into balks. The part below, extending to the root, is not only of larger diameter, but of a closer... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1821 - 408 pages
...turkey's egg. Some of them have reached to a monstrous size, exceeding one hundred feet in height. In felling these trees, the most beautiful part is...the ground, and hack up the trunk, which they cut into balks. The part below, extending to the root, is not only of larger diameter, but of a closer... | |
 | 1821 - 188 pages
...turkey's egg. Some of them have reached to a monstrous ,S!ZP, exceeding one hundred feet in height. In felling these trees, the most beautiful part is commonly left behind. The negro. workmen raise a scaffold, ing of four or five feet from the ground, and hack up the trunk, which they cut into blocks.... | |
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In felling these trees, the most beautiful part is commonly left behind. The negro workmen raise a scaffolding of four or five feet elevation from the ground, and hack up the trunk, which they cut into balks. The part below, extending to the root, is... 
