The Lewis & Clark Exploring Expedition: 1804-'06University Soc., Incorporated, 1904 - 365 من الصفحات |
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... twenty - two oars , and several " pirogues , " or open boats , propelled by six oars , encountered little of in- terest , save the vessels of some fur traders loaded with peltry , whose prows were set down stream in the direction of St ...
... twenty - two oars , and several " pirogues , " or open boats , propelled by six oars , encountered little of in- terest , save the vessels of some fur traders loaded with peltry , whose prows were set down stream in the direction of St ...
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... This spray is dissipated into a thousand shapes , sometimes flying up in columns of fifteen or twenty feet , which are then oppressed by larger masses of the white foam , on all of which the sun 50 AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY.
... This spray is dissipated into a thousand shapes , sometimes flying up in columns of fifteen or twenty feet , which are then oppressed by larger masses of the white foam , on all of which the sun 50 AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY.
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... twenty yards , the rocks are only a few feet above the water ; and , when the river is high , the stream finds . a channel across them forty yards wide , and near the higher parts of the ledge , which rise about twenty feet , and ...
... twenty yards , the rocks are only a few feet above the water ; and , when the river is high , the stream finds . a channel across them forty yards wide , and near the higher parts of the ledge , which rise about twenty feet , and ...
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... twenty - six feet . The river is here six hun- dred yards wide , but the descent is not immediately perpendicular , though the river falls generally with a regular and smooth sheet ; for about one - third of the descent a rock protrudes ...
... twenty - six feet . The river is here six hun- dred yards wide , but the descent is not immediately perpendicular , though the river falls generally with a regular and smooth sheet ; for about one - third of the descent a rock protrudes ...
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... twenty steps . In the first moment of surprise he lifted his rifle ; but , remembering instantly that it was not charged , and that he had no time to reload , he felt that there was no safety but in flight . It was in the open , level ...
... twenty steps . In the first moment of surprise he lifted his rifle ; but , remembering instantly that it was not charged , and that he had no time to reload , he felt that there was no safety but in flight . It was in the open , level ...
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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 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 88 - ... was blowing a strong gale of wind, almost directly off the shore, and raising a considerable sea in which our boat strained very much. It roughened as we got away from the island, and it required all the efforts of the men to make any head against the wind and sea, the gale rising with the sun, and there was danger of being blown into one of the open reaches beyond the island. At the distance of half a mile from the beach the depth of...
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 82 - ... which the foot of a white man or Indian had never violated. Frequently, during the day, clouds had rested on the summits of their lofty mountains, and we believed that we should find clear streams and springs of fresh...
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.