Prairie and Rocky Mountain Adventures: Or, Life in the West. To which is Added a View of the States and Territorial Regions of Our Western Empire: Embracing History, Statistics and Geography, and Descriptions of the Chief Cities of the WestSegner & Condit, 1870 - 775 страница |
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... river , and ascend that river to the place of destination . At that time there were no settlements in Kentucky , within one hundred miles of the Long Falls of Green River ( afterwards called Vienna . ) The families were in one boat and ...
... river , and ascend that river to the place of destination . At that time there were no settlements in Kentucky , within one hundred miles of the Long Falls of Green River ( afterwards called Vienna . ) The families were in one boat and ...
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... river , in the state of Kentucky . They ascended the river in a canoe for several miles , when , finding no game , they determined on returning home . The oldest brother left the canoe , that he might hunt on his way back . As the other ...
... river , in the state of Kentucky . They ascended the river in a canoe for several miles , when , finding no game , they determined on returning home . The oldest brother left the canoe , that he might hunt on his way back . As the other ...
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... river , and the struggle continued with unabated fury , each attempting to drown the other . The Indian , being unused to such violent exertion and having been much injured by the first shock in his stomach , was unable to exert the ...
... river , and the struggle continued with unabated fury , each attempting to drown the other . The Indian , being unused to such violent exertion and having been much injured by the first shock in his stomach , was unable to exert the ...
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... river in canoes and pirogues , with so much caution and celerity , that they completely surprised the enemy , who fled in every direction without giving battle . They were , however , hotly pursued , and about forty were slain . Their ...
... river in canoes and pirogues , with so much caution and celerity , that they completely surprised the enemy , who fled in every direction without giving battle . They were , however , hotly pursued , and about forty were slain . Their ...
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... river , has hitherto been unknown in our geography . None of the maps indicate the ultimate separation of the Mississippi , above Cass Lake , into two forks . Little surprise should therefore be manifested , that the latitude of the ...
... river , has hitherto been unknown in our geography . None of the maps indicate the ultimate separation of the Mississippi , above Cass Lake , into two forks . Little surprise should therefore be manifested , that the latitude of the ...
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