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Side 3
His attention having been lately directed again to the subject , and the publication
seeming to be called for , he has revised and retrenched his material , and now
presents the result in a series of five volumes , under the general title of ...
His attention having been lately directed again to the subject , and the publication
seeming to be called for , he has revised and retrenched his material , and now
presents the result in a series of five volumes , under the general title of ...
Side 15
In addition to the necessary clothing for the company , arms , ammunition , etc. ,
there were thousands of trinkets of various kinds , beads , paint , bells , rings ,
and such like trumpery , intended as presents for the Indians , as well as objects
of ...
In addition to the necessary clothing for the company , arms , ammunition , etc. ,
there were thousands of trinkets of various kinds , beads , paint , bells , rings ,
and such like trumpery , intended as presents for the Indians , as well as objects
of ...
Side 37
It is very much to be regretted that , at times like the present , there should be a
positive necessity to allow the men as much rum as they can drink ; but this
course has been sanctioned and practiced by all the leaders of parties who have
...
It is very much to be regretted that , at times like the present , there should be a
positive necessity to allow the men as much rum as they can drink ; but this
course has been sanctioned and practiced by all the leaders of parties who have
...
Side 38
The plains in this high region are more rugged and barren than in the lower
territories , and occasionally present evidences of volcanic action , being thickly
covered with masses of lava and high basaltic crags . The principal vegetation ...
The plains in this high region are more rugged and barren than in the lower
territories , and occasionally present evidences of volcanic action , being thickly
covered with masses of lava and high basaltic crags . The principal vegetation ...
Side 49
... Indian was particularly difficult to subdue ; but steady , determined
perseverance and bold measures , aided by a rigid self - example , made them
as clay in his hand , and has finally reduced them to their present admirable
condition .
... Indian was particularly difficult to subdue ; but steady , determined
perseverance and bold measures , aided by a rigid self - example , made them
as clay in his hand , and has finally reduced them to their present admirable
condition .
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