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Page 117
They had now passed the last settlement of the whites . On the forty - first day of their voyage they passed the river Platte , above which commences what is termed the Upper Missouri . This makes a point of the voyage , and it answers ...
They had now passed the last settlement of the whites . On the forty - first day of their voyage they passed the river Platte , above which commences what is termed the Upper Missouri . This makes a point of the voyage , and it answers ...
Page 118
On the 23d of May they passed Vermillion Creek , and near this some rapids " sufficient to appal the stoutest heart " -the water had risen to its utmost heighth , the current " uniformly rapid , in some places , rolling with the most ...
On the 23d of May they passed Vermillion Creek , and near this some rapids " sufficient to appal the stoutest heart " -the water had risen to its utmost heighth , the current " uniformly rapid , in some places , rolling with the most ...
Page 178
Left Cavendish at 10 A. M. , passed through Ludlow , and stopped at Mount Holly , nine miles from Cavendish , to dine . Being here caught by the rain , we waited for the stage , and in the afternoon , set off for Rutland , which we ...
Left Cavendish at 10 A. M. , passed through Ludlow , and stopped at Mount Holly , nine miles from Cavendish , to dine . Being here caught by the rain , we waited for the stage , and in the afternoon , set off for Rutland , which we ...
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in Rhyme | 68 |
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