History of the Expedition of Captains Lewis and Clark, 1804-5-6, Volume 1A.C. McClurg, 1924 - Columbia River |
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Page ix
... - Description of White river - Surprising fleetness of the Antelope Pass the river of the Sioux - Description of the Grand Le Tour , or Great Bend - Encamp on the Teton river - . 56 CHAPTER IV . Council held with the Tetons - Their.
... - Description of White river - Surprising fleetness of the Antelope Pass the river of the Sioux - Description of the Grand Le Tour , or Great Bend - Encamp on the Teton river - . 56 CHAPTER IV . Council held with the Tetons - Their.
Page xii
... antelope - The difficulties encountered by Captain Clark and the main body in ascending the river - The suspicions entertained of Captain Lewis by the Shoshonees , and his mode of allaying them — The ravenous appetites of the savages ...
... antelope - The difficulties encountered by Captain Clark and the main body in ascending the river - The suspicions entertained of Captain Lewis by the Shoshonees , and his mode of allaying them — The ravenous appetites of the savages ...
Page 56
... Antelope - Pass the river of the Sioux - Description of the Grand Le Tour , or Great Bend Encamp on the Teton river . A - UGUST 25. Captains Lewis and Clark , with ten men , went to see an object deemed very extraordinary among all the ...
... Antelope - Pass the river of the Sioux - Description of the Grand Le Tour , or Great Bend Encamp on the Teton river . A - UGUST 25. Captains Lewis and Clark , with ten men , went to see an object deemed very extraordinary among all the ...
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... antelope seems to possess the most wonderful fleetness ; shy and timorous , they generally repose only on the ridges , which command a view of all the approaches of an enemy ; the acuteness of their sight distinguishes the most distant ...
... antelope seems to possess the most wonderful fleetness ; shy and timorous , they generally repose only on the ridges , which command a view of all the approaches of an enemy ; the acuteness of their sight distinguishes the most distant ...
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... antelope killed near the fort ; we had been informed that all these ani- mals return to the Black mountains , but there are great num- bers of them about us at this season which we might easily kill , but are unwilling to venture out ...
... antelope killed near the fort ; we had been informed that all these ani- mals return to the Black mountains , but there are great num- bers of them about us at this season which we might easily kill , but are unwilling to venture out ...
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animal antelopes ascending Assiniboins banks beautiful plain beaver bend bluffs boat brown bear buffaloe called Cameahwait camp canoes Captain Clark Captain Lewis chief chokecherry cliffs cold colour continued cottonwood course covered deer distance Drewyer eight encamped falls feet five miles forks formed four miles grass half miles hills horses hundred yards hunters hunting inches Indians Jefferson river killed low grounds Mandans meridian altitude miles farther miles we reached Minnetarees Missouri morning mountains mouth musquitoes nation nearly north side northwest o'clock obliged observed opposite party Pawnees periogue plain prairie prickly pear proceeded quantities rain rapid returned Ricaras river rocks Rocky Rocky mountains sand sandbars seen sent serviceberries shore Shoshonees Sioux skin small creek small island snow south side southwest species stream three miles timber to-day valley village warriors weather willow willow island wind yards wide yesterday