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Powder only he would have for their long, heavy small-bore rifles with flintlocks, such as Davy Crockett used. We reluctantly divided with him our very scant supply in exchange for some of their flour. We parted good friends, after smoking the pipe of peace. On the 7th, off New River Inlet, we discovered a small sail standing to the northward.
I had of late been forced to the conclusion that the small-bore rifle I was using on such heavy game lacked the stopping force I had credited it with, and that the bullets were not of sufficient weight. The next morning I sent our men to the main camp for provisions, for we now intended to give this marsh a rest, and go to the head of the bay.
Then she turned and dodged Gregor, and ran for her gray stallion mounted the savage brute with a leap from six feet away, and rode like the wind toward the gut of the pass that shut off Zeitoon from our view. A minute later a shell from a small-bore cannon screamed overhead, and burst a hundred yards beyond us on a sheet of rock.
Greening was a self-important man in his small-bore way, who saw in this night's tragedy fine material for increasing his consequence, at least temporarily, in that community. The first man on the bloody scene, the man to shut up the room for the coroner, the man to make the arrest and deliver the murderer to the constable all within half an hour.
On their heads they wore caps of coon-skin or mink-skin, with the tails hanging down, or else felt hats, in each of which was thrust a buck-tail or a sprig of evergreen. Every man carried a small-bore rifle, a tomahawk, and a scalping knife. Wm. Lenoir's account, prepared for Judge A. D. Murphy's intended history of North Carolina. Samuel Doak. Draper, 176.
In Perkins' apparatus for conveying heat through buildings by the circulation of water in small-bore hot-water pipes an endless tube or pipe is employed, the surface of which is occasionally increased by spiral or other turnings where the heat is to be given off or acquired: the annexed figure may serve to illustrate this principle; it represents a strong wrought-iron tube of about one inch diameter completely filled with water; the spiral A passes through a furnace where it is highly heated, and the water is consequently put into motion in the direction of the arrows; the boiling of the water or formation of steam is prevented by the pressure, whence the necessity of the extreme perfection and strength of the tube.
then why not line the jewel-case or rather the secret bag, which she will sew into some mysterious garment with the diamonds of Gophir and the pearls of Rome? If his gun is not choked, he should be provided with a dozen or more ball cartridge for bear. If the pursuit of markhor and ibex is contemplated, a small-bore rifle will be required, but a heavy express is wanted to stop a bear.
"Hyar," said Corney one morning, "time we had some fresh meat." He took down his rifle, an old-fashioned brass-mounted small-bore, and loading with care that showed the true rifleman, he steadied the weapon against the door-jamb and fired. The Woodchuck fell backward and lay still.
I have nothing to do with the purse, but I confine my remarks to the weapons and the game, and I shall avoid technical expressions. The generally recognised small-bores, all of which are termed "Express" from the large charge of powder, are as follow: Small-bore Charge of Large- Charge of For all Game Express. Powder. bores. Powder. such as* '577 6 1/2 drams 4 bore 14 drams Elephants.
Baker fired right and left with a No. 70 small-bore, which hit, but without effect. Everybody turned and ran at their best speed, as the lioness in hot pursuit was within a few feet of us. A native servant of Lieut. Baker passed me with his master's spare gun in his hand.
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