The Heart of the Continent: A Record of Travel Across the Plains and in Oregon, with an Examination of the Mormon PrincipleHurd and Houghton, 1870 - 568 Seiten |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-5 von 74
Seite
... region traversed by the Pa- cific Railroad , but of much of the incalculably valu- ble and interesting region tributary to it on either side . Of the latter part of my journey , —after leav- ing Salt Lake City , — I have here , however ...
... region traversed by the Pa- cific Railroad , but of much of the incalculably valu- ble and interesting region tributary to it on either side . Of the latter part of my journey , —after leav- ing Salt Lake City , — I have here , however ...
Seite 12
... region , fluttered or hopped constantly about us in pairs . Several varieties of hawks , one of which we afterward discovered to be a true falcon ; some large ravens , and a species of meadow - lark , were the other principal birds ...
... region , fluttered or hopped constantly about us in pairs . Several varieties of hawks , one of which we afterward discovered to be a true falcon ; some large ravens , and a species of meadow - lark , were the other principal birds ...
Seite 16
... regions , they occupy some secret spot far in the bosom of the Plains , where their natural food is steady and abundant ; but they always prefer grain when they can get it , and will accompany wagons or stages for miles to pick up the ...
... regions , they occupy some secret spot far in the bosom of the Plains , where their natural food is steady and abundant ; but they always prefer grain when they can get it , and will accompany wagons or stages for miles to pick up the ...
Seite 17
... just crossed a high bridge without parapets over one of the numerous streams in this region , called Big or Little " Sandy ; " the leaders stopped , and began facing the pole , and we were in imminent danger of 2 THE SETTING OUT . 17.
... just crossed a high bridge without parapets over one of the numerous streams in this region , called Big or Little " Sandy ; " the leaders stopped , and began facing the pole , and we were in imminent danger of 2 THE SETTING OUT . 17.
Seite 24
... were still an accessible pastime to people in the vicinity of Rochester , and all the now smiling lawns and meadow - lands of the region were howling wildernesses , here and there intersected by a bridle 24 THE HEART OF THE CONTINENT .
... were still an accessible pastime to people in the vicinity of Rochester , and all the now smiling lawns and meadow - lands of the region were howling wildernesses , here and there intersected by a bridle 24 THE HEART OF THE CONTINENT .
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
animal antelope artist banks beauty belonging Ben Holladay bluff Bridger's Pass Brigham Young Brother buffalo California called camp cañon Church climbed color Colorado Colorado City Comstock Continent cotton-woods Creek crossed Denver distance East Eastern entire eyes face fact Fort Kearney Gentile grass green ground hand head Heber height herd horses hundred feet Indian Island John Gilbert Laramie Laramie Plains larvæ leaving living look mass miles Missouri Mormon mules Munger nature nearly never night Ontario County Oquirrh Overland party passed Peak Plains plateau Platte polygamy Polypeith Porter Rockwell precipice ranch range reached region Republican river road rock Rocky Mountains sage Saints Salt Lake City sand seemed seen Shasta side sight specimens springs stopped stream theocracy tion tract traveller Tuilla Utah Valley Virginia Dale wagon Wahsatch wall whole Yo-Semite