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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... herd of elk , deer , or antelope would have tossed up their heads and been away down the wind before we could have snapped our fingers at them . This bovine stolidity , as we shall see hereafter , is no result of misplaced confidence in ...
... herd of elk , deer , or antelope would have tossed up their heads and been away down the wind before we could have snapped our fingers at them . This bovine stolidity , as we shall see hereafter , is no result of misplaced confidence in ...
Seite 50
... slow stately walk , and descended the side of the draw . We crept along behind the bushes on our hands and knees , intending to flank him , and get to the top of the bluff among the herd 50 THE HEART OF THE CONTINENT .
... slow stately walk , and descended the side of the draw . We crept along behind the bushes on our hands and knees , intending to flank him , and get to the top of the bluff among the herd 50 THE HEART OF THE CONTINENT .
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... 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 there was another ...
... 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 there was another ...
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... 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 quick , bending as low as possible , and had nearly ...
... 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 quick , bending as low as possible , and had nearly ...
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... herd . Just outside of these is a series of lines occupied by the weaned calves and yearlings . The next concentric layer con- sists of the young bulls , able to fight and shift pretty well for themselves , but not yet to be trusted ...
... herd . Just outside of these is a series of lines occupied by the weaned calves and yearlings . The next concentric layer con- sists of the young bulls , able to fight and shift pretty well for themselves , but not yet to be trusted ...
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