The daring adventures of Kit Carson and Fremont; among buffaloes, grizzlies and Indians: being a spirited diary of the most difficult and wonderful ... yawning chasms and over perilous peaks, the - Brossura

Frémont, John Charles

Brossura

ISBN 10: 021794020X ISBN 13: 9780217940207

Casa editrice: RareBooksClub.com, 2012

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888* edition. Excerpt: ...lake, I got into the boat with Basil Lajeunesse, and paddled down Bear river, intending 8 night to rejoin the party, which in the mean time proceedea on its way. The river was from sixty to one hundred yards broad, and the water so deep, that even on the comparatively shallow points we could not reach the bottom with 15 feet. On either side were alternately low bot'oms and willow points, with an occasional high prairie; and for five or six hour we 'ollowed slowly the winding course of the river, which t!eo along with a sluggish current among frequent detours several miles around, sometimes running for a considerable distance directly up the valley. As we were stealing quietly down the stream, trying in vain to get a shot at a strange large bird that was numerous among the willows, but very shy, we came unexpectedly iiion several families of Root-Diggers, who were encamped among the rushes on the shore, and-appeared very busy about several weirs or nets which had been rudely made 01 canes and rushes for the purpose of catching fish. They were very much startled at our appearance, but we soon established an acquaintance; and finding that they had some roots, I promised to send some men with goods to trade with them. They had the usual very large heads, remarkable among the Digger tribe, with matted hair, and were almost entirely naked: looking very poor and miserable, as if their lives had been spent in the rushes where they were, beyond which they seemed to have very little knowledge of any thing. From the words we could comprehend, their language was thai of the Snake Indians. Our boat moved so heavily, that we had made very little progress; and, finding that it would be impossible to overtake the camp, as soon as we were sufficiently...

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• Editore: RareBooksClub.com
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 021794020X
• ISBN 13: 9780217940207
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 166