Works, Volumen6G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1895 |
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... sufficient to render the naviga- tion of it slow and perilous , if not impracti- cable . The hunters , who had acted as guides , knew nothing of the character of the river below ; what rocks , and shoals , and rapids might obstruct it ...
... sufficient to render the naviga- tion of it slow and perilous , if not impracti- cable . The hunters , who had acted as guides , knew nothing of the character of the river below ; what rocks , and shoals , and rapids might obstruct it ...
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... sufficient size for the construc- tion of canoes , the trees in these high moun- tain regions being chiefly a scrubbed growth of pines and cedars , aspens , haws , and service- berries , and a small kind of cotton - tree , with a leaf ...
... sufficient size for the construc- tion of canoes , the trees in these high moun- tain regions being chiefly a scrubbed growth of pines and cedars , aspens , haws , and service- berries , and a small kind of cotton - tree , with a leaf ...
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... sufficient quantity of peltries , they were to pack them upon their horses and make the best of their way up the mouth of Columbia River , or to any in- termediate post which might be established by the company . They took leave of ...
... sufficient quantity of peltries , they were to pack them upon their horses and make the best of their way up the mouth of Columbia River , or to any in- termediate post which might be established by the company . They took leave of ...
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... sufficient , in this way , to conceal the amount of three tons ' weight of merchandise in the course of two days . Nine caches were required to contain the goods and baggage which Mr. Hunt found it necessary to leave at this place ...
... sufficient , in this way , to conceal the amount of three tons ' weight of merchandise in the course of two days . Nine caches were required to contain the goods and baggage which Mr. Hunt found it necessary to leave at this place ...
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... sufficient difficulty in struggling forward through the trackless wilderness . For five days they continued to support themselves by trapping and fishing . Some fish of tolerable size were speared at night by the light of cedar torches ...
... sufficient difficulty in struggling forward through the trackless wilderness . For five days they continued to support themselves by trapping and fishing . Some fish of tolerable size were speared at night by the light of cedar torches ...
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