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 |
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... bluff among the herd without his knowledge . Just as we came abreast of the pud- dle where he stood irresolutely snuffing , with an evi- dent suspicion weighing on his crafty mind , we looked upward at the post he had just left , and ...
... bluff among the herd without his knowledge . Just as we came abreast of the pud- dle where he stood irresolutely snuffing , with an evi- dent suspicion weighing on his crafty mind , we looked upward at the post he had just left , and ...
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... bluff before the panic had be- come general among the herd , there to lie down out of sight , while confidence was getting restored , and finally to creep through the grass , near enough for another shot . We ran up the draw at double ...
... bluff before the panic had be- come general among the herd , there to lie down out of sight , while confidence was getting restored , and finally to creep through the grass , near enough for another shot . We ran up the draw at double ...
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... bluff to watch the success of Munger , who had just come from the camp on horseback , and was charging with carbine slung and revolver drawn , up another draw about a mile to the north of our first advance . I stayed on top of the ...
... bluff to watch the success of Munger , who had just come from the camp on horseback , and was charging with carbine slung and revolver drawn , up another draw about a mile to the north of our first advance . I stayed on top of the ...
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... bluff , to find Munger and a gentleman of our Over- land party responsible for the practical joke on the old bulls , at whose memory we were still laughing . It was long after sunset when we got back to camp . Our artist had made two or ...
... bluff , to find Munger and a gentleman of our Over- land party responsible for the practical joke on the old bulls , at whose memory we were still laughing . It was long after sunset when we got back to camp . Our artist had made two or ...
Seite 58
... bluffs rose against the clear dark sky , their promontories merged by night into one long wall of shadow . Nothing broke the silence save now and then the yelp of a coyote , a night - bird's scream , our own subdued voices , and the ...
... bluffs rose against the clear dark sky , their promontories merged by night into one long wall of shadow . Nothing broke the silence save now and then the yelp of a coyote , a night - bird's scream , our own subdued voices , and the ...
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