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... who , in a rambling kind of enterprise , had strange- ly ingrafted the trapper and hunter upon the soldier . As his expeditions and adventures will form the leading theme of the following pages , a few biographical parti- 23.
... who , in a rambling kind of enterprise , had strange- ly ingrafted the trapper and hunter upon the soldier . As his expeditions and adventures will form the leading theme of the following pages , a few biographical parti- 23.
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Washington Irving. sesses the qualities , not always found in complimentary documents of the kind , of being sincere , and being merited . TO JAMES HARVEY HOOK , MAJOR , U. 8. A. , WHOSE JEALOUSY OF ITS HONOR , WHOSE ANXIETY FOR ITS ...
Washington Irving. sesses the qualities , not always found in complimentary documents of the kind , of being sincere , and being merited . TO JAMES HARVEY HOOK , MAJOR , U. 8. A. , WHOSE JEALOUSY OF ITS HONOR , WHOSE ANXIETY FOR ITS ...
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... kind , ready for any expedition . The ordinary mode of transportation in these great in- land expeditions of the fur traders is on mules and pack- horses ; but Captain Bonneville substituted wagons . Though he was to travel through a ...
... kind , ready for any expedition . The ordinary mode of transportation in these great in- land expeditions of the fur traders is on mules and pack- horses ; but Captain Bonneville substituted wagons . Though he was to travel through a ...
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... kind , Captain Bonneville thought he would save the great de- lay caused every morning by packing the horses , and the labor of unpacking in the evening . Fewer horses also would be required , and less risk incurred of their wan- dering ...
... kind , Captain Bonneville thought he would save the great de- lay caused every morning by packing the horses , and the labor of unpacking in the evening . Fewer horses also would be required , and less risk incurred of their wan- dering ...
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... kind of man . He must have his Indian wife , his lodge , and his petty conveniences . He is gay and thoughtless , takes little heed of landmarks , depends upon his leaders and companions to think for the com- mon weal , and , if left to ...
... kind of man . He must have his Indian wife , his lodge , and his petty conveniences . He is gay and thoughtless , takes little heed of landmarks , depends upon his leaders and companions to think for the com- mon weal , and , if left to ...
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adventures American Fur Company animal Astoria band banks Bannecks Beatte beautiful beaver Bighorn Blackfeet Blackfoot boat braves buffalo bull boat caches camp Captain Bonne Captain Bonneville Captain Bonneville's companions comrades course Crow country Crow nation danger deep deer defile distance encamped enemy expedition feet fire Fort Cass free trappers Fur Company Green River Valley half-breed halt hand head heart hills Hudson's Bay Hudson's Bay Company hunters hunting Indian journey kind lodge Malade River miles morning mounted neighborhood Nez Percés night old chief Osage party passed Pawnees plain Portneuf prairies ravine reached region rendezvous rifle Rocky Mountains round saddle salmon Salmon River savage scene Shoshonie skins smoke Snake River snow soon spirit stream Sublette tain thickets Tonish took trade trail trap travellers trees tribe turned village warriors wild horse wilderness Wind River Wind River Mountains winter Wyeth
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