Which preposition to use with portage

of Occurrences 23%

There are four or five other portages of a few hundred yards, but with these exceptions there is a fine "down grade" water route all the way.

to Occurrences 20%

Some natives from the school at Holy Cross were coming for him tomorrow, and they were all going down river and across the southern portage to the branch mission at Kuskoquim.

at Occurrences 10%

The first detachment then descended the united stream, returned by the same course to the St. John, and reached the portage at Temiscouata on the 7th October.

on Occurrences 10%

the young lady will have a chance of roughing it, for the portages on that route are a caution, so Astor says," Mrs. M'Kree answered, then fairly danced round the room.

in Occurrences 9%

To lose the portage in these sacred pleasures That knowes no end; to lose the fellowship Of Angels; lose the harmony of blessings Which crowne all Martyrs with eternity!

with Occurrences 9%

The capital ship (and the only real square-rigged 'ship') of this Lilliputian fleet was Pringle's Inflexible, which had been taken up the Richelieu in sections and hauled past the portages with immense labour before reaching St Johns, whence there is a clear run upstream to Lake Champlain.

as Occurrences 4%

" CHAPTER XXIX Winter Again Never had there been such excitement in Seal Cove and at Roaring Water Portage as when, following close on the safe return of the Mary, the tidings leaked out that Jervis Ferrars was going to marry Katherine Radford.

from Occurrences 4%

Me with Dall when he make portage from Unalaklik to Kaltag.

between Occurrences 3%

Yet, notwithstanding this gross hyberbole, he describes the portage between the Fox and Wisconsin at "half a league," which is within the actual distance.

over Occurrences 3%

It was not an easy portage over which to carry heavy loads and drag heavy dugout canoes.

for Occurrences 3%

Six months ago how she would have rejoiced at the prospect of having Miss Selincourt at Roaring Water Portage for the weeks of the short, busy summer.

into Occurrences 2%

From the latter point we ascended the Wisconsin to the portage into Fox River, and descended the latter to Green Bay.

through Occurrences 2%

To avoid a very circuitous bay, which I called Allen's Bay, we made a short portage through open pine woods.

within Occurrences 1%

"We will knock up a little shed for the boat above the portage this summer, then when next winter comes we can lay her up there, instead of having to bring her down here," he said to Miles, as the two discussed the probability of being able to get the boat up the portage within a week.

after Occurrences 1%

While the men were sent back to the other end of the portage after the canoes, I embarked on the lake in a small canoe found in the bushes, with Mr. Johnston, to search out the proper channel.

around Occurrences 1%

We fled before another squall, over another breadth of Bammydumcook, and made a portage around a great dam below the lake.

by Occurrences 1%

We had to portage by one short set of rapids, the unloaded canoes being brought down without difficulty.

during Occurrences 1%

Mr. Mazzuchelli, a Roman Catholic priest, accompanied by Miss Elizabeth Grignon as interpreter, made a missionary visit to the Portage during our residence there, and, after some instruction from him, about forty consented to be baptized.

like Occurrences 1%

"Then who is the very pretty girl who moves with as much grace as if she had been brought up in drawing-rooms all her life, yet has to carry heavy burdens over a portage like a man?" asked Mary eagerly, her other questions having been intended only to lead up to this.

past Occurrences 1%

The following day, April 6, we portaged past another set of rapids, which proved to be the last of the rapids of the chasm.

via Occurrences 1%

By river, it is forty-five miles to the Upper Cascades, then a six-mile portage via narrow-gauge railway, then sixty miles by steamer again to Portland.

across Occurrences 1%

In one instance, we were obliged to make a portage across a cedar swamp with our baggage, and drove Jack about a mile through the water, in order to continue the 'voyage in a train.'

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