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 32
... sight of the Wind River Mountains , which form the loftiest land in the northern continent , and are at all times covered with snow of daz- zling whiteness . From the great hight above the level of the sea which the party had at- tained ...
... sight of the Wind River Mountains , which form the loftiest land in the northern continent , and are at all times covered with snow of daz- zling whiteness . From the great hight above the level of the sea which the party had at- tained ...
Side 47
... sight , while Richardson set about collect- ing the trophies of his singular victory . He caught the two Indians ' horses , mounted one , and loaded the other with the meat which he had discarded , and returned to his camp with two ...
... sight , while Richardson set about collect- ing the trophies of his singular victory . He caught the two Indians ' horses , mounted one , and loaded the other with the meat which he had discarded , and returned to his camp with two ...
Side 84
... sight , though limited by mountain - chains in various directions , compre- hends nearly the whole of Sardinia , [ Savoy and Piedmont , ] the western half of Switzerland , one- third of Lombardy , and an eighth of France . This immense ...
... sight , though limited by mountain - chains in various directions , compre- hends nearly the whole of Sardinia , [ Savoy and Piedmont , ] the western half of Switzerland , one- third of Lombardy , and an eighth of France . This immense ...
Side 87
... sight of the danger from which they had escaped . Clasping their hands together , they returned the most heart - felt thanks for this deliverance . A deep impressive silence prevailed for some moments : the con- templation of this ...
... sight of the danger from which they had escaped . Clasping their hands together , they returned the most heart - felt thanks for this deliverance . A deep impressive silence prevailed for some moments : the con- templation of this ...
Side 96
... sight too ghastly to be looked upon ; for the upper half of the head had been blown off . Not far from these , a man badly wounded was lying on the deck , with others securely handcuffed . For- ward , by the companion - hatch , one of ...
... sight too ghastly to be looked upon ; for the upper half of the head had been blown off . Not far from these , a man badly wounded was lying on the deck , with others securely handcuffed . For- ward , by the companion - hatch , one of ...
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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