The Cincinnati Miscellany, Or, Antiquities of the West, and Pioneer History and General and Local Statistics: From April 1st, 1845 to April 1st, 1846C. Clark, printer, 1846 - Cincinnati (Ohio) ATHENAEUM: Holds v. 1 only. |
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... turned upon their trail , and rejoined us at our camp in the afternoon of the same day . They had rode about one hundred miles in the pursuit and return , and all in thirty hours . The time , place , object and numbers considered , this ...
... turned upon their trail , and rejoined us at our camp in the afternoon of the same day . They had rode about one hundred miles in the pursuit and return , and all in thirty hours . The time , place , object and numbers considered , this ...
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... turned quickly about with loaded gun uplifted . Hughes ' gun was Young Roney unfortu - empty and there were no trees to spring behind . But instantly springing obliquely to the right and left , with a bound and out stretched arm , he ...
... turned quickly about with loaded gun uplifted . Hughes ' gun was Young Roney unfortu - empty and there were no trees to spring behind . But instantly springing obliquely to the right and left , with a bound and out stretched arm , he ...
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... turning quickly round , emptied his gun in the other Indian's head , setting fire at the same time to the handkerchief around it . On re- turning they kept their expedition a secret for some time . Hughes ' memory failed him ...
... turning quickly round , emptied his gun in the other Indian's head , setting fire at the same time to the handkerchief around it . On re- turning they kept their expedition a secret for some time . Hughes ' memory failed him ...
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... turned their faces away with that instinctive delicacy which is nowhere to be found more often than among those who are thought to be rude borderers ; but they heard sobs and they knew that the heart of the usual- ly collected Mr ...
... turned their faces away with that instinctive delicacy which is nowhere to be found more often than among those who are thought to be rude borderers ; but they heard sobs and they knew that the heart of the usual- ly collected Mr ...
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... turned up again under the action of plough sheares , so that no part of it escapes pul- verising . The oil being then poured in on the mass , the process of grinding and crushing is renewed and carried on until the entire mass is ...
... turned up again under the action of plough sheares , so that no part of it escapes pul- verising . The oil being then poured in on the mass , the process of grinding and crushing is renewed and carried on until the entire mass is ...
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Page 81 - ... there's a divinity that shapes our ends, rough hew them how we will.
Page 312 - The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself; * Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind.
Page 236 - In witness whereof, the master or purser of the said vessel hath affirmed to C. D bills of lading, all of this tenor and date; one of which being accomplished, the others to stand void.
Page 8 - Here they lay from midnight till morning. At daylight they resumed the pursuit, and about sunrise discovered the horses; and immediately dismounting and tying up their own, they crept cautiously to a rising ground which intervened, from the crest of which they perceived the encampment of four lodges close by. They proceeded quietly and had got within thirty or forty yards of their object, when a movement among the horses discovered them to the Indians.
Page 9 - An old squaw, possibly his mother, stopped and looked back from the mountain side she was climbing, threatening and lamenting. The frightful spectacle appalled the stout hearts of our men ; but they did what humanity required, and quickly terminated the agonies of the gory savage. They were now masters of the camp, which was a pretty little recess in the mountain, with a fine spring, and apparently safe from all invasion. Great preparations had been made to feast a large party, for it was a very...
Page 8 - Mexican; and, well mounted, the three set off on the trail. In the evening Fuentas returned, his horse having failed ; but Carson and Godey had continued the pursuit. " In the afternoon of the next day, a war-whoop was heard, such as Indians make when returning from a victorious enterprise ; and soon Carson and Godey appeared driving before them a band of horses, recognized by Fuentas to be a part of those they had lost.
Page 105 - Lieutenant and you are your self to observe and follow such Orders and Instructions, as you shall from time to time receive from Me or...
Page 108 - The world is full of poetry — the air Is living with its spirit ; and the waves Dance to the music of its melodies, And sparkle in its brightness. Earth is veiled And mantled with its beauty ; and the walls That close the universe with crystal in, Are eloquent with voices that proclaim The unseen glories of immensity, In harmonies too perfect and too high For aught but beings of celestial mould, And speak to man in one eternal hymn. Unfading beauty and unyielding power.
Page 122 - In the latter part of April, 1784, my father with his family, and five other families, set out from Louisville, in two flat-bottomed boats, for the Long Falls of Green river. The intention was to descend the Ohio river to the mouth of Green river, and ascend that river to the place of destination.
Page 275 - Again an unknown agent had interposed in their behalf. This second sacrifice cast dismay into the ranks of the assailants, and just as the sun was disappearing behind the western hills the foe withdrew for a short distance, to devise some new mode of attack.