 | Charles Brockden Brown - American literature - 1804 - 740 pages
...which he might be pulled back, at a concerted signal,he entered head foremost, with the blazing torch in his hand. The aperture of the den, on the east...about ten more, it ascends gradually sixteen feet towaitls its termination. The sKles of this subterraneous' cavity are composed of smooth and solid... | |
 | Thomas Smith - Civilization - 1804 - 356 pages
...head foremost, with the blaming torch in his hand. The aperture of the cave, on the east side of a high ledge of rocks, is about two feet square : from thence it descends obliquely fifteen feet, and then running horizontally abpu.t ten more, it Ascends gradually sixteen feet towards its termination.... | |
 | Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...which he might be pulled back, at a concerted signal, he entered head foremost, with the blazing torch in his hand. The aperture of the den, on the east...horizontally about ten more, it ascends gradually fixteen feet towards its termination. The sides of this subterraneous cavity arc composed of smooth... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - United States - 1817 - 344 pages
...body, to draw him back at a concerted signal, he entered the cavern head foremost. The aperture of thfe den, on the east side of a very hig-h- ledge of rocks, is about two feet square;^ thence it descends obliquely fifteen feet, and running horizontally about ten more, it gradually ascends... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - United States - 1821 - 382 pages
...rope around his body, to draw him back at a concerted signal, he entered the cavern bead foremost. The aperture of the den, on the east side of a very high ledge of rocks, is about two feet square; thence it descends obliquely fifteen feet, and running horizontally about ten more, it gradually ascends... | |
 | Adventure and adventurers - 1825 - 840 pages
...which he might be pulled out ata concerted signal, he entered, head foremost, with the blazing torch in his hand. The aperture of the den, on the east...feet, then running horizontally about "ten more, it descends gradually sixteen feet towards its termination. The sides of this subterraneous cavity are... | |
 | United States - 1825 - 472 pages
...which he might be pulled back at a concerted signal, he entered head foremost, with the blazing torch in his hand. The aperture of the den. on the east...fifteen feet, then running horizontally about ten 152 PUTNAM. more, it ascends gradually sixteen leet towards its termination. The sides of this subterraneous... | |
 | Presidents - 1825 - 460 pages
...be pulled back at a concerted sig:nd. he entered head foremost, with the blazing torch in his lmnd. The aperture of the den, on the east side of a very...obliquely fifteen feet, then running horizontally damt ten more, it ascends gradually sixteen feet towards its termination. The sides of this subterraneous... | |
 | Amos Blanchard (of Cincinnati.), Amos Blanchard - United States - 1825 - 464 pages
...might he pulled back at a concerted signal, be entered head foremost, with the blazing torch in ; bis hand. The aperture of the den, on the ' east side of a very high ledge of rocks, is about two fect square ; from thence it descends obliqucly fiftecn fect, then running horizontally about ten more,... | |
 | United States - 1826 - 388 pages
...rope around his body, to draw him back yt a concerted signal, he entered the cavern bead 1bremost. The aperture of the den, on the east side of a very high ledge of rocks, is about two feet square ; thence it descends obliquely fifteen feet, and running horizontally about ten more, it gradually... | |
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The aperture of the den, on the east side of a very high ledge of rocks, is about two feet square ; from thence it descends obliquely fifteen feet, then running horizontally about ten more, it ascends gradually sixteen feet toward its termination. 
