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Side 16
... him about twenty trained hunters , “ true as the steel of their tried blades , " who
had more than once gone over the very track which the caravan intended to
pursue - a reinforcement which was very welcome to Captain Wyeth and his party
.
... him about twenty trained hunters , “ true as the steel of their tried blades , " who
had more than once gone over the very track which the caravan intended to
pursue - a reinforcement which was very welcome to Captain Wyeth and his party
.
Side 18
On the 8th of May the party had a misfortune in the loss of Mr. Milton Sublette ,
who , owing to a fungus in one of his legs , was obliged to return to the
settlements . On the afternoon of the next day , the party crossed a broad , Indian
trail ...
On the 8th of May the party had a misfortune in the loss of Mr. Milton Sublette ,
who , owing to a fungus in one of his legs , was obliged to return to the
settlements . On the afternoon of the next day , the party crossed a broad , Indian
trail ...
Side 20
The party grumbled a little at the unfriendly conduct of the rival caravan in
stealing a march upon them ; but consoled themselves by making the reflection ,
that competition is the soul of commerce , and that , in the same circumstances ,
they ...
The party grumbled a little at the unfriendly conduct of the rival caravan in
stealing a march upon them ; but consoled themselves by making the reflection ,
that competition is the soul of commerce , and that , in the same circumstances ,
they ...
Side 23
On the 18th of May the party reached the Platte river , one of the streams which
pour their waters into the Missouri . Wolves and antelopes were abundant in the
neighborhood of the river , and herons and long - billed curlews were stalking ...
On the 18th of May the party reached the Platte river , one of the streams which
pour their waters into the Missouri . Wolves and antelopes were abundant in the
neighborhood of the river , and herons and long - billed curlews were stalking ...
Side 24
Next morning the party were alarmed with the appearance of two men on
horseback , hovering on their path at a great distance . On looking at them with a
telescope , they were discovered to be Indians , and on their approach it was
found they ...
Next morning the party were alarmed with the appearance of two men on
horseback , hovering on their path at a great distance . On looking at them with a
telescope , they were discovered to be Indians , and on their approach it was
found they ...
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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 |