spruce-tree

Updated: May 26, 2025

They turned now, under the old hunter's guidance, and retraced their steps until they found themselves at the edge of timber, where Alex threw down his bundle under a tall spruce-tree whose branches spread out so as almost to form a tent of itself. He now loosened his straps and bits of rope from about the bundle, and fastened these about his waist.

Emerson Hough - The Young Alaskans on the Trail