The Heart of the Continent: A Record of Travel Across the Plains and in Oregon, with an Examination of the Mormon PrincipleHurd and Houghton, 1871 - 568 Seiten |
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... Missouri and Denver , generally consist of a single wooden house , with stables attached , and a large corral , or inclosed yard , just adjacent . Some of the " more ambitious station - keepers cultivate several acres of 14 THE HEART OF ...
... Missouri and Denver , generally consist of a single wooden house , with stables attached , and a large corral , or inclosed yard , just adjacent . Some of the " more ambitious station - keepers cultivate several acres of 14 THE HEART OF ...
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... Missouri River . Just west of Cottonwood , the Platte River is formed by the junction of its north and south forks . In the neighborhood of the confluence , the land be- gins rising westward perceptibly . About ten miles from Cottonwood ...
... Missouri River . Just west of Cottonwood , the Platte River is formed by the junction of its north and south forks . In the neighborhood of the confluence , the land be- gins rising westward perceptibly . About ten miles from Cottonwood ...
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... Missouri River and the Rocky Mountain snow - peaks . We found it care- fully enshrined , as if it were a Greek god ; for a clear , cold , living fountain may well demand apoth- eosis at the lips which have cooled their fever in it in ...
... Missouri River and the Rocky Mountain snow - peaks . We found it care- fully enshrined , as if it were a Greek god ; for a clear , cold , living fountain may well demand apoth- eosis at the lips which have cooled their fever in it in ...
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... Missouri River were , as long as they lasted , the most invaluable portion of our commissariat . At times I have ridden for twenty miles in a state of absolute wretchedness , with the taste of soda crusting my entire mouth and throat as ...
... Missouri River were , as long as they lasted , the most invaluable portion of our commissariat . At times I have ridden for twenty miles in a state of absolute wretchedness , with the taste of soda crusting my entire mouth and throat as ...
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... Missouri to Denver along the main Kansas and the Republican , was obliged to turn north and seek the old trail , after having wallowed for days through sand - hills , where the teams could hardly pull their load , and nearly starved for ...
... Missouri to Denver along the main Kansas and the Republican , was obliged to turn north and seek the old trail , after having wallowed for days through sand - hills , where the teams could hardly pull their load , and nearly starved for ...
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