Travel and Adventure: Comprising Some of the Most Striking Narratives on RecordDavis Wasgatt Clark Swormstedt & Poe, 1856 - 416 sider |
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Side 25
... returned late at night , bringing the greater number . Two had , however , been lost irrecov- erably . By an observation , the latitude was found to be forty degrees , thirty - one minutes north , and the computed distance from the Mis ...
... returned late at night , bringing the greater number . Two had , however , been lost irrecov- erably . By an observation , the latitude was found to be forty degrees , thirty - one minutes north , and the computed distance from the Mis ...
Side 34
... Having sallied forth with his gun , and wandered about for several hours shooting birds , he found , on returning to the camp , that his party had quitted the spot . In pursuing their track , he had to swim his horse 34 FIRESIDE READING .
... Having sallied forth with his gun , and wandered about for several hours shooting birds , he found , on returning to the camp , that his party had quitted the spot . In pursuing their track , he had to swim his horse 34 FIRESIDE READING .
Side 35
... returned to the river , and searched assiduously till night , and offered large rewards to the men , it could not be found . " The loss of his journal , however , was not the only had consequence of his river adventure . The ducking he ...
... returned to the river , and searched assiduously till night , and offered large rewards to the men , it could not be found . " The loss of his journal , however , was not the only had consequence of his river adventure . The ducking he ...
Side 44
... returned to my companions . " Some of the party had seen Blackfeet In- dians skulking about , and the effect was to put the hunters more on their guard . They were now certain that their worst enemies , the Black- feet , were around ...
... returned to my companions . " Some of the party had seen Blackfeet In- dians skulking about , and the effect was to put the hunters more on their guard . They were now certain that their worst enemies , the Black- feet , were around ...
Side 46
... returning to the camp with his meat , when he heard the clattering of hoofs in the rear , and upon looking back , observed three Indians in hot pursuit of him . To lighten his horse , he immediately threw off the meat he carried , and ...
... returning to the camp with his meat , when he heard the clattering of hoofs in the rear , and upon looking back , observed three Indians in hot pursuit of him . To lighten his horse , he immediately threw off the meat he carried , and ...
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