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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Side 11
... hundred miles up the Missouri , Mr. Townsend and his friend set off to amuse them- selves by walking and hunting leisurely through that distance , which is composed chiefly of wide , flat prairies , with few and remotely - situated hab ...
... hundred miles up the Missouri , Mr. Townsend and his friend set off to amuse them- selves by walking and hunting leisurely through that distance , which is composed chiefly of wide , flat prairies , with few and remotely - situated hab ...
Side 16
... hundred and fifty horses , began its march toward the west . All were in high spirits , and full of hope of ad- venture ; uproarious bursts of merriment , and gay and lively songs , constantly echoed along the line of the cavalcade ...
... hundred and fifty horses , began its march toward the west . All were in high spirits , and full of hope of ad- venture ; uproarious bursts of merriment , and gay and lively songs , constantly echoed along the line of the cavalcade ...
Side 25
... minutes north , and the computed distance from the Mis- souri settlements about three hundred and sixty miles . The day following , the party saw several small herds of buffalo on their side of the river . EXCURSION TO OREGON . 25.
... minutes north , and the computed distance from the Mis- souri settlements about three hundred and sixty miles . The day following , the party saw several small herds of buffalo on their side of the river . EXCURSION TO OREGON . 25.
Side 28
... hundred yards of the edge of the herd before any alarm was communicated ; then the bulls , which are always stationed around as sentinels , began pawing the ground and throwing the earth over their heads ; in a few moments they started ...
... hundred yards of the edge of the herd before any alarm was communicated ; then the bulls , which are always stationed around as sentinels , began pawing the ground and throwing the earth over their heads ; in a few moments they started ...
Side 29
... hundred pounds each , and comprise the whole of the hump on each side of the vertical processes commonly called the hump - ribs - which are at- tached to the vertebræ . The fleeces are con- sidered the choice parts of the buffalo , and ...
... hundred pounds each , and comprise the whole of the hump on each side of the vertical processes commonly called the hump - ribs - which are at- tached to the vertebræ . The fleeces are con- sidered the choice parts of the buffalo , and ...
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adventures afterward Alexander Selkirk allowed appeared arrived attempt Auldjo became Blackfeet boat bread brig brought buffalo called Captain Cinque Ports coast commanded companions crew Dampier danger death deck distance door endeavored escape father feet felt fire frigate gave governor grizzly bear hands heard hight hope horses Indians island Italy jailer Juan Fernandez land Lavalette length looked Maroncelli Medusa ment Milan miles mind Mont Blanc morning mountains mutineers natives never night Norfolk Island o'clock officers party passed Pellico person pinnace Pitcairn's Island poor prison provisions raft reached received remained returned river rope sail sailors says scarcely schooner secondini seemed seized Selkirk Senegal sent ship shore side sight Silvio Pellico situation soon Stradling suffered thing thought tion Tofoa took Townsend travelers Tude vessel voyage whole William Funnel wind wine wounded yawl