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Side 16
... constantly echoed along the line of the cavalcade . The road lay over a fast
rolling prairie , with occasional small spots of timber at the distance of several
miles apart , and this was expected to be the complexion of the track for some
weeks .
... constantly echoed along the line of the cavalcade . The road lay over a fast
rolling prairie , with occasional small spots of timber at the distance of several
miles apart , and this was expected to be the complexion of the track for some
weeks .
Side 47
... had been anxiously expected , and “ I could well perceive , ” says Mr.
Townsend , “ many a longing and eager gaze cast upon the well - filled bales of
buffalo meat as our mules swung their little EXCURSION TO OREGON . 47.
... had been anxiously expected , and “ I could well perceive , ” says Mr.
Townsend , “ many a longing and eager gaze cast upon the well - filled bales of
buffalo meat as our mules swung their little EXCURSION TO OREGON . 47.
Side 56
... that which we had just explored , and terminating in a path over the mountains .
The commencement of the Alpine path was , however , far better than we had
expected , and we entertained the hope that the passage 56 FIRESIDE
READING .
... that which we had just explored , and terminating in a path over the mountains .
The commencement of the Alpine path was , however , far better than we had
expected , and we entertained the hope that the passage 56 FIRESIDE
READING .
Side 57
expected , and we entertained the hope that the passage could be made without
difficulty or much toil ; but the farther we progressed , the more laborious the
traveling became . Sometimes we mounted steep banks of intermingled flinty
rock ...
expected , and we entertained the hope that the passage could be made without
difficulty or much toil ; but the farther we progressed , the more laborious the
traveling became . Sometimes we mounted steep banks of intermingled flinty
rock ...
Side 95
... fallen from the overhanging cliffs , a prisoner was sitting close to the sea
preparing food for his companions , who had gone off to the brig the previous
evening with ballast , and who were expected to return at daylight with a load of
stores .
... fallen from the overhanging cliffs , a prisoner was sitting close to the sea
preparing food for his companions , who had gone off to the brig the previous
evening with ballast , and who were expected to return at daylight with a load of
stores .
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able afterward allowed appeared approach arrived attempt became boat body brought called Captain cause close commanded companions conduct continued course covered crew danger death direction distance effect entered escape expected eyes feelings feet felt fire five formed four gave give ground half hands head heard hope horses hundred immediately Indians island Italy kind land least leave length less lived looked means miles mind minutes months morning natives never night officers once party passed person poor present prison raft reached received remained returned river sail sailors saved says scarcely seemed seen seized Selkirk sent served ship shore short side sight situation soon suffered taken thing thought till tion took travelers turned vessel whole wind young
Bibliografiske oplysninger
| Titel | Travel and Adventure: Comprising Some of the Most Striking Narratives on Record Fireside reading |
| Redaktør | Davis Wasgatt Clark |
| Udgiver | A. Poe & L. Hitchcock, 1864 |
| Oprindeligt fra | University of Chicago |
| Digitaliseret | 25. jan 2016 |
| Længde | 416 sider |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |