Travel and Adventure: Comprising Some of the Most Striking Narratives on Record |
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Side 22
No ; I should have nothing ; and if I did not start off immediately , they would throw me under the ice of the river . And , ” continued the excited hunter , while he ground his teeth with bitter and uncontrollable rage , “ that man ...
No ; I should have nothing ; and if I did not start off immediately , they would throw me under the ice of the river . And , ” continued the excited hunter , while he ground his teeth with bitter and uncontrollable rage , “ that man ...
Side 25
Captain Wyeth and several of his men went immediately in pursuit of them , and returned late at night , bringing the greater number . Two had , however , been lost irrecoverably . By an observation , the latitude was found ...
Captain Wyeth and several of his men went immediately in pursuit of them , and returned late at night , bringing the greater number . Two had , however , been lost irrecoverably . By an observation , the latitude was found ...
Side 46
To lighten his horse , he immediately threw off the meat he carried , and then urged his animal to his utmost speed , in an attempt to distance his pursuers . He soon discovered , however , that the enemy was rapidly gaining upon him ...
To lighten his horse , he immediately threw off the meat he carried , and then urged his animal to his utmost speed , in an attempt to distance his pursuers . He soon discovered , however , that the enemy was rapidly gaining upon him ...
Side 62
Immediately as I entered the village , my olfactories were assailed by the most vile and mephitic odors , which I found to proceed chiefly from great piles of salmon entrails and garbage , which were lying festering and rotting in the ...
Immediately as I entered the village , my olfactories were assailed by the most vile and mephitic odors , which I found to proceed chiefly from great piles of salmon entrails and garbage , which were lying festering and rotting in the ...
Side 68
We took him by the shoulders , and threatened to throw him overboard if he did not immediately lend his assistance ; we might as well have spoken to a stone . He was finally aroused , however , by our presenting a loaded gun at his ...
We took him by the shoulders , and threatened to throw him overboard if he did not immediately lend his assistance ; we might as well have spoken to a stone . He was finally aroused , however , by our presenting a loaded gun at his ...
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