 I supposed to be a badger, and we both made a rush for him. On closer inspection, however, it proved to be my beaver, with trap, chain, and float-pole. It was apparent that some buffalo, in crossing the river, had become entangled in the chain, and, as...  The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth, Mountaineer, Scout, and ... - Seite 143von James Pierson Beckwourth - 1858 - 537 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | J. Cecil Alter - 1962 - 388 Seiten
...entangled in the chain, and, as we conceived, had carried the trap on his shoulder, with the beaver pendant on one side, and the pole on the other. We inferred...much satisfaction at the solution of the mystery. . . . "The same evening Captain Bridger and myself started out with 8 Hom1er, James P. Beckwourth,... | |
 | Elinor Wilson - 1980 - 292 Seiten
...on the other. We inferred that he had in some way got his head under the chain, between the trap and pole, and in his endeavors to extricate himself, had...his body, and away he would speed with his burden. . . . [We felt] much satisfaction at the solution of the mystery. When we arrived at camp we asked... | |
 | J. Cecil Alter - 1925 - 612 Seiten
...entangled in the chain, and, as we conceived, had carried the trap on his shoulder, with the beaver pendant on one side and the pole on the other. We inferred...much satisfaction at the solution of the mystery. . . . "That same evening Captain .Bridger and myself started out with our traps, intending to be gone... | |
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