Nome and finish the trip, Pope answered with his well-worn refrain of, “Go to Hell, Shell,” but this time he added, “Ever since New York you’ve wanted to take a poke at me. Let’s go ashore and settle this damn thing.” Mere hours from their long-sought destination, the two resorted
to fisticuffs, beating each other to a pulp before calling the match a draw and paddling into Nome the next day, a little worse for wear, but more or less in stroke.
Lord, have mercy on the workingman
Canoeing lore often revolves around grandiose figures, whether they are knighted explorers or ambitious egomaniacs. But what about the poor working stiff who gets into a jam while just trying to do his job? The only reason R. King Pettigrew went canoeing in the Northwest Territories in 1939 was to collect the $60 a month he earned as a surveyor. However, few workplace safety programs were in place on the Chipman River at the time and two weeks into the trip Pettigrew and his guide Joe Robertson found them- selves involuntarily swimming a lively set of rapids. They got to shore, but with only the shirts on their back, a damaged canoe and a butcher knife to call their own. Working overtime, they used the knife to repair the canoe and fashion a spear to kill a swimming caribou. With food and clothing courtesy of the caribou, they not only survived but also managed to get some surveying done and, therefore, still got paid—minus deductions for the lost gear, of course.
Kevin Callan is a leading author of canoeing guidebooks. He has had numerous misadven- tures, but none to compare with these.
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