Travel and Adventure: Comprising Some of the Most Striking Narratives on RecordDavis Wasgatt Clark Swormstedt & Poe, 1856 - 416 sider |
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... 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 spur with the ...
... 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 spur with the ...
Side 36
... half - breeds , etc. , their color nearly as dark , and their manner wholly as wild , as the Indians with whom they constantly asso- ciate . These people , with their obstreperous mirth , their whooping , and howling , and quar- reling ...
... half - breeds , etc. , their color nearly as dark , and their manner wholly as wild , as the Indians with whom they constantly asso- ciate . These people , with their obstreperous mirth , their whooping , and howling , and quar- reling ...
Side 48
... half - breeds . Mr. M'Kay , the leader of this company , was the son of Mr. Alexander M'Kay , one of the early adventurers across the prairies , the tragical story of whose massacre by the Indians on the north - west coast is told by ...
... half - breeds . Mr. M'Kay , the leader of this company , was the son of Mr. Alexander M'Kay , one of the early adventurers across the prairies , the tragical story of whose massacre by the Indians on the north - west coast is told by ...
Side 51
... half ; a short silence then succeeded , after which each Indian rose from the ground , and disappeared in the darkness with a step noiseless as that of a specter . I think I never was more gratified by any exhibition in my life . The ...
... half ; a short silence then succeeded , after which each Indian rose from the ground , and disappeared in the darkness with a step noiseless as that of a specter . I think I never was more gratified by any exhibition in my life . The ...
Side 62
... half - dried , were scattered all over the ground under the feet of the dogs , wolves , and children ; and others which had been split , were hanging on rude platforms , erected within the precincts of the camp . Some of the women were ...
... half - dried , were scattered all over the ground under the feet of the dogs , wolves , and children ; and others which had been split , were hanging on rude platforms , erected within the precincts of the camp . Some of the women were ...
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