Works, Volumen6G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1895 |
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... Dangers of Abundance -- Habits of the Sciatogas - Fate of Carriere - The Uma- talla - Arrival at the Banks of the Columbia -Tidings of the Scattered Members of the Expedition Scenery on the Columbia- Tidings of Astoria - Arrival at the ...
... Dangers of Abundance -- Habits of the Sciatogas - Fate of Carriere - The Uma- talla - Arrival at the Banks of the Columbia -Tidings of the Scattered Members of the Expedition Scenery on the Columbia- Tidings of Astoria - Arrival at the ...
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... dangerous strait , where the river was com- pressed for nearly half a mile between perpen- dicular rocks , reducing it to the width of twenty yards , and increasing its violence . Here they were obliged to pass the canoes down ...
... dangerous strait , where the river was com- pressed for nearly half a mile between perpen- dicular rocks , reducing it to the width of twenty yards , and increasing its violence . Here they were obliged to pass the canoes down ...
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... 28th of October , however , was a day of disaster . The river again became rough and impetuous , and was chafed and broken by numerous rapids . These grew more and more A Day of Disaster 21 dangerous , and the utmost 20 Astoria.
... 28th of October , however , was a day of disaster . The river again became rough and impetuous , and was chafed and broken by numerous rapids . These grew more and more A Day of Disaster 21 dangerous , and the utmost 20 Astoria.
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Washington Irving. A Day of Disaster 21 dangerous , and the utmost skill was required to steer among them . Mr. Crooks was seated in the second canoe of the squadron , and had an old experienced Canadian for steersman , named Antoine ...
Washington Irving. A Day of Disaster 21 dangerous , and the utmost skill was required to steer among them . Mr. Crooks was seated in the second canoe of the squadron , and had an old experienced Canadian for steersman , named Antoine ...
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... dangerous by frequent rapids , and occasionally perpendicu- lar falls from ten to forty feet in height ; so that it seemed almost hopeless to attempt to pass the canoes down it . The party , however , who had explored the south side of ...
... dangerous by frequent rapids , and occasionally perpendicu- lar falls from ten to forty feet in height ; so that it seemed almost hopeless to attempt to pass the canoes down it . The party , however , who had explored the south side of ...
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