Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, Performed in the Years 1819 and '20, by Order of the Hon. J. C. Calhoun, Sec'y of War: Under the Command of Major Stephen H. Long. From the Notes of Major Long, Mr. T. Say, and Other Gentlemen of the Party, Volumen 1Longman, Hurst, Pees, Orre & Brown, 1823 |
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... become so scattered , as to disclose here and there a rude mass , or a perpendicular precipice of gray sandstone , or compact limestone , the prevailing rocks in all this region . The hills are , however , usu- ally covered with soil on ...
... become so scattered , as to disclose here and there a rude mass , or a perpendicular precipice of gray sandstone , or compact limestone , the prevailing rocks in all this region . The hills are , however , usu- ally covered with soil on ...
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... become dark , and the heavy gloom of the forest , rendered more conspicuous by the feeble light of the en- campment , together with the apparent solemnity of the great numbers of people , assembled for religious worship , made ...
... become dark , and the heavy gloom of the forest , rendered more conspicuous by the feeble light of the en- campment , together with the apparent solemnity of the great numbers of people , assembled for religious worship , made ...
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... become black , except in that part which originally formed the point of attachment to the receptacle , which is an oblong spot three - fourths of an inch in diameter ; the whole bearing some resemblance to the eyeball of a deer , or ...
... become black , except in that part which originally formed the point of attachment to the receptacle , which is an oblong spot three - fourths of an inch in diameter ; the whole bearing some resemblance to the eyeball of a deer , or ...
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... the seed , when about half ripened , we have seen eaten with apparent avidity by cows . In addition to this loathsome plant , the common May - weed ( anthemis cotula ) has become abundant in all the waste - grounds , to the exclusion 26.
... the seed , when about half ripened , we have seen eaten with apparent avidity by cows . In addition to this loathsome plant , the common May - weed ( anthemis cotula ) has become abundant in all the waste - grounds , to the exclusion 26.
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... become a place of as great wealth and importance as almost any in the United States . In the afternoon of the 30th we arrived at the mouth of the Ohio . This beautiful river has a course of one thousand and thirty - three miles ...
... become a place of as great wealth and importance as almost any in the United States . In the afternoon of the 30th we arrived at the mouth of the Ohio . This beautiful river has a course of one thousand and thirty - three miles ...
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Página 3 - Mr. Seymour, as painter for the expedition, will furnish sketches of landscapes, whenever we meet with any distinguished for their beauty and grandeur. He will also paint miniature likenesses, or portraits if required, of distinguished Indians and exhibit groups of savages engaged in celebrating their festivals, or sitting in council, and in general illustrate any subject, that may be deemed appropriate in his art...
Página 271 - Combat — The clenched hands are held about as high as the neck, and five or six inches asunder, then waved two or three times laterally, to show the advances and retreats of the combatants; after which the fingers of each hand are suffered to spring from the thumb towards each other, as in the act of sprinkling water, to represent the flight of missiles.
Página 141 - Konzas; he had first struck the bodies of three of that nation slain in battle. He had stolen horses from the letan nation, and had struck one of their dead. He had stolen horses from the Pawnees, and struck the body of one Pawnee Loup. He had stolen horses several times from the Omawhaws, and once from the Puncas.