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Meanings of short portage in English

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Usage of short portage in English
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Then there was a short portage until the Dnieper was reached.
The Story of Mankind
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We make short portage, and wait for him across the water.
A Mating in the Wilds
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Here we unloaded and made a short portage while Andy was getting dinner.
A Canyon Voyage / The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition ...
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This we do, and, making a short portage, our troubles here are over.
Canyons of the Colorado
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This rapid necessitated another short portage before we were actually afloat upon the bosom of Nipishish itself.
The Long Labrador Trail
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A short portage follows, and on the shores of the next and yet smaller lake we stopped for luncheon.
A Trip to Manitoba
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On the 22d, we came to a short portage, after going about six miles, during a violent rain storm.
Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian ...
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A short portage brought them to the main channel of the stream, where they once more launched their birch bark.
The Gold Hunters: A Story of Life and Adventure in the Hudson Ba...
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They ascended the Illinois until, by a short portage, they could transport their canoes across the prairie to the Chicago River.
The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, ...
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On the 7th we left the encampment at an early hour, and made one short portage a few minutes after starting.
Hudson Bay
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Crossing the north-west end, we struck a short portage to a tiny lake, across which a few minutes' paddle carried us.
A Trip to Manitoba
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From its northeastern source by a short portage is reached the river Chomouchouan, an affluent of Lake St. John and the Saguenay.
Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 03
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The inhabitants of the country go by this river to Tadoussac, on the great river St. Lawrence, making but a short portage on the journey.
Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 02
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Took about fifty while boys were making two short portages in P.M.
A Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador
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Through small lakes and short portages we worked until afternoon and then-­hurrah
The Long Labrador Trail
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Then more lakes and short portages.
A Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador
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