Makers of American History: The Lewis & Clark Exploring Expedition, 1804-'06University Society, 1905 - 365 من الصفحات |
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... lived in a state of nature , and were , moreover , hostile to all intruders on their wild domain . The civilized peoples sparsely inhabiting its trackless spaces did not exceed 50,000 , chiefly French coureurs de bois , or of French de ...
... lived in a state of nature , and were , moreover , hostile to all intruders on their wild domain . The civilized peoples sparsely inhabiting its trackless spaces did not exceed 50,000 , chiefly French coureurs de bois , or of French de ...
الصفحة 66
... lived in the plains , but they have been driven into the mountains by the Pawkees , or the roving Indians of the Sas- catchawain ( Saskatchewan ) , and are now obliged to visit occasionally , and by stealth , the country of their ...
... lived in the plains , but they have been driven into the mountains by the Pawkees , or the roving Indians of the Sas- catchawain ( Saskatchewan ) , and are now obliged to visit occasionally , and by stealth , the country of their ...
الصفحة 78
... lived . This in- formation was far from being satisfactory ; for there was no timber here that would answer the purpose of building canoes , indeed not more than just suffi- cient for fuel , and even that consisted of the narrow- leafed ...
... lived . This in- formation was far from being satisfactory ; for there was no timber here that would answer the purpose of building canoes , indeed not more than just suffi- cient for fuel , and even that consisted of the narrow- leafed ...
الصفحة 87
... lived . " An Indian belonging to a band of Shoshones who live to the southwest , and who happened to be at camp , was then brought in , and inquiries made of him as to the situation of the country in that direc- tion ; this he described ...
... lived . " An Indian belonging to a band of Shoshones who live to the southwest , and who happened to be at camp , was then brought in , and inquiries made of him as to the situation of the country in that direc- tion ; this he described ...
الصفحة 88
... lived like bears in holes , and fed on roots and the flesh of such horses as they could steal or plunder from those who passed through the mountains . So rough indeed was the passage that the feet of the horses would be wounded in such ...
... lived like bears in holes , and fed on roots and the flesh of such horses as they could steal or plunder from those who passed through the mountains . So rough indeed was the passage that the feet of the horses would be wounded in such ...
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الصفحة 11 - An Act to procure the necessary surveys, plans, and estimates upon the subject of roads and canals." It authorized the President to cause surveys and estimates to be made of the routes of such roads and canals...
الصفحة 76 - We continued our march up the stream, along a green sloping bottom, between pine hills on the one hand, and the main Black hills on the other, towards the ridge which separates the waters of the Platte from those of the Arkansas. As we approached the dividing ridge, the whole valley was radiant with flowers ; blue, yellow, pink, white, scarlet, and purple, vie with each other in splendor.
الصفحة 14 - Indian character, customs, and principles; habituated to the hunting life; guarded, by exact observation of the vegetables and animals of his own country, against losing time in the description of objects already possessed; honest, disinterested, liberal, of sound understanding, and a fidelity to truth so scrupulous, that whatever he should report would be as certain as if seen by ourselves.
الصفحة 15 - In all your intercourse with the natives, treat them in the most friendly and conciliatory manner which their own conduct will admit; allay all jealousies as to the object of your journey, satisfy them of its innocence ; make them acquainted with the position, extent, character, peaceable and commercial dispositions of the United States, of our wish to be neighborly, friendly and useful to them, and of our dispositions to a commercial intercourse with them...
الصفحة 97 - Leaving a signal for the party to encamp, we continued our way up the hollow, intending to see what lay beyond the mountain. The hollow was several miles long, forming a good pass, the snow deepening to about a foot as we neared the summit. Beyond, a defile between the mountains descended rapidly about two thousand feet ; and, filling up all the lower space, was a sheet of green water, some twenty miles broad. It broke upon our eyes like the ocean.
الصفحة 163 - ... advanced, and after shaking hands with the Indian, went on and did the same with the others in the rear, while the Indian himself shook hands with the two men. They all now came up, and after alighting, the Indians asked to smoke with us. Captain Lewis, who was very anxious for Drewyer's safety, told them that the man who had gone down the river had the pipe, and requested that as they had seen him, one of them would accompany R. Fields to bring him back. To this they assented, and Fields went...
الصفحة 26 - ... else, and my horse darted into the opening. Five or six bulls charged on us as we dashed along the line, but were left far behind; and, singling out a cow, I gave her my fire, but struck too high. She gave a tremendous leap, and scoured on swifter than before. I reined up my horse, and the band swept on like a torrent, and left the place quiet and clear. Our chase had led us into dangerous ground. A prairiedog village, so thickly settled that there were three or four holes in every twenty yards...
الصفحة 58 - River. Around us the whole scene had one main striking feature, which was that of terrible convulsion. Parallel to its length, the ridge was split into chasms and fissures, between which rose the thin, lofty walls, terminated with slender minarets and columns.
الصفحة 98 - ... them to obtain a better view. The waves were curling in the breeze, and their dark-green color showed it to be a body of deep water. For a long time we sat enjoying the view, for we had become fatigued with mountains, and the free expanse of moving waves was very grateful. It was set like a gem in (he mountains, which, from our position, seemed to enclose it almost entirely.
الصفحة 23 - As we were riding quietly along the bank, a grand herd of buffalo, some seven or eight hundred in number, came crowding up from the river, where they had been to drink, and commenced crossing the plain slowly, eating as they went. The wind was favorable ; the coolness of the morning invited to exercise ; the ground was apparently good, and the distance across the prairie (two or three miles) gave us a tine opportunity to charge them before they could get among the river hills.