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 26
... distance , and stopped again . The hunters approached , rode slowly by him , and shot two balls through his body with the most perfect coolness and precision . During the race the whole of which occurred in full view of the party - the ...
... distance , and stopped again . The hunters approached , rode slowly by him , and shot two balls through his body with the most perfect coolness and precision . During the race the whole of which occurred in full view of the party - the ...
Side 33
... distance of half a mile the race was severely contested - the bear frequently approaching so near the terrified animal as to snap at his heels , while the equally - terrified rider , who had lost his hat at the start , used whip and ...
... distance of half a mile the race was severely contested - the bear frequently approaching so near the terrified animal as to snap at his heels , while the equally - terrified rider , who had lost his hat at the start , used whip and ...
Side 46
... distance his pursuers . He soon discovered , however , that the enemy was rapidly gaining upon him , and that in a few minutes more he would be completely at their mercy , when he hit upon an expedient as sin- gular as it was bold and ...
... distance his pursuers . He soon discovered , however , that the enemy was rapidly gaining upon him , and that in a few minutes more he would be completely at their mercy , when he hit upon an expedient as sin- gular as it was bold and ...
Side 71
... at once from the opposite eminences . For seven thousand feet below the top Mont Blanc is perpetually covered with ice and snow . The distance from the bottom to the top , by the shortest route 71 ASCENT OF MONT BLANC.
... at once from the opposite eminences . For seven thousand feet below the top Mont Blanc is perpetually covered with ice and snow . The distance from the bottom to the top , by the shortest route 71 ASCENT OF MONT BLANC.
Side 75
... distance along it , from the masses of ice which are piled on one another , and the deep and wide fissures which every moment intersect the path pointed out as that which is about to be proceeded in . Here , " says Mr. Auldjo , " the ...
... distance along it , from the masses of ice which are piled on one another , and the deep and wide fissures which every moment intersect the path pointed out as that which is about to be proceeded in . Here , " says Mr. Auldjo , " the ...
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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