Travel and Adventure: Comprising Some of the Most Striking Narratives on RecordDavis Wasgatt Clark A. Poe & L. Hitchcock, 1864 - 416 sider |
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... effect upon the horses , all of which be- came restive , and about half of the loose ones broke away , and scoured over the plain in full chase after the elk . Captain Wyeth and several of his men went immediately in pursuit of them ...
... effect upon the horses , all of which be- came restive , and about half of the loose ones broke away , and scoured over the plain in full chase after the elk . Captain Wyeth and several of his men went immediately in pursuit of them ...
Side 44
... effect was to put the hunters more on their guard . They were now certain that their worst enemies , the Black- feet , were around them , and that they only waited for a favorable opportunity of making an attack . It was felt that these ...
... effect was to put the hunters more on their guard . They were now certain that their worst enemies , the Black- feet , were around them , and that they only waited for a favorable opportunity of making an attack . It was felt that these ...
Side 52
... effect which I sin- cerely hope it may produce . " After having completed the fort , and raised the American flag upon it , the party on the 6th of August recommenced their journey west- ward , leaving some men in charge of the build ...
... effect which I sin- cerely hope it may produce . " After having completed the fort , and raised the American flag upon it , the party on the 6th of August recommenced their journey west- ward , leaving some men in charge of the build ...
Side 72
... effect it . It was first tried in 1762 , again in 1775 , and on four occasions down to 1786 , with- out success . At length , in the year last men- tioned - 8th August - this difficult enterprise was accomplished by Dr. Paccard , a ...
... effect it . It was first tried in 1762 , again in 1775 , and on four occasions down to 1786 , with- out success . At length , in the year last men- tioned - 8th August - this difficult enterprise was accomplished by Dr. Paccard , a ...
Side 85
... effects of sound . A pistol fired makes no greater noise than a cracker usually does . This is partly owing to the effect of the rarity dimin- ishing the tone and force of the vibration , and partly from the absence of all echo and re ...
... effects of sound . A pistol fired makes no greater noise than a cracker usually does . This is partly owing to the effect of the rarity dimin- ishing the tone and force of the vibration , and partly from the absence of all echo and re ...
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