Cache Lake Country by John J. Rowlands

Author:John J. Rowlands
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Countryman Press

I am reminded to tell you about the needles I carry in my packsack just in case I snag my pants. I can use any of those needles to find my way if I ever lose my compass. I have a magnet and I rub the needles across the open end before I start on a trip. All you have to do to use one as a compass is to grease it slightly with a little bacon fat or rub it across a candle and then, holding it in a looped grass blade, lower it very quietly into a puddle of water. It will at once swing in a North-South line, but what you want to be sure of is to test the needles by your compass before you leave so you will know which end points North. Or if you have no compass handy you could check it by the North Star, which is easily found by sighting along the up-and-down stars on the end of the Great Dipper. The North Star points to the earth’s North Pole, which is not exactly the same as the North Magnetic Pole to which the compass needle points. But for all general purposes that will be close enough. Don’t put the needle in water in a metal pail for then it will be influenced by the metal. It is better to make a very small pool about the size of a cup at the edge of a lake or brook, and after placing the needle in it stand back just as you do with a compass so your knife or any other metal on you won’t disturb it.

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