Annals of the West: Embracing a Concise Account of Principal Events which Have Occurred in the Western States and Territories, from the Discovery of the Mississippi Valley to the Year Eighteen Hundred and Forty Five |
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... Determined to learn the truth , he sent forward horsemen ; in eight days they advanced only thirty miles . The news sank deep into the stout heart of the disappointed warrior . His men and horses were wasting around him ; the Indians ...
... Determined to learn the truth , he sent forward horsemen ; in eight days they advanced only thirty miles . The news sank deep into the stout heart of the disappointed warrior . His men and horses were wasting around him ; the Indians ...
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... determined to return to the North , as dangers increased towards the sea , and no doubt could exist as to the point where the Mississippi emptied , to ascertain which point was the great object of their expedition . Accordingly , on the ...
... determined to return to the North , as dangers increased towards the sea , and no doubt could exist as to the point where the Mississippi emptied , to ascertain which point was the great object of their expedition . Accordingly , on the ...
Page 12
... of the French ; and , finding there a large quantity of skins and furs collected for him , he determined to load the Griffin therewith , and send her back to Niagara . This was 1680 . La Salle at Peoria Lake . 13 done.
... of the French ; and , finding there a large quantity of skins and furs collected for him , he determined to load the Griffin therewith , and send her back to Niagara . This was 1680 . La Salle at Peoria Lake . 13 done.
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... determined to push on before it was too late . On the 3d of December , therefore , having mustered all his men , thirty working men and three monks , he started again upon his " great voyage and glorious undertaking . " † By a short ...
... determined to push on before it was too late . On the 3d of December , therefore , having mustered all his men , thirty working men and three monks , he started again upon his " great voyage and glorious undertaking . " † By a short ...
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... determined that , while he was on his return , a small party should go down to the Mississippi and explore that stream towards its sources ; and that Tonti , with the few men that remained , should strengthen and extend his rela- tions ...
... determined that , while he was on his return , a small party should go down to the Mississippi and explore that stream towards its sources ; and that Tonti , with the few men that remained , should strengthen and extend his rela- tions ...
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