| United States. Congress. House - 898 Seiten
...far to the north, we just could discover the snowy heads of the Trois Tutons, where were the sources of the Missouri and Columbia rivers; and at the southern...peaks were plainly visible, among which were some oí the springs of the Nebraska or Platte river. Around us, the whole scone had one main striking feature,... | |
| John Charles Frémont - 1843 - 244 Seiten
...far to the north we just could discover the snowy heads of the 7Vois Tetotis, where were the sources of the Missouri and Columbia rivers; and at the southern extremity of the ridge (he peaks were plainly visible among which were some •of the springs of the Nebraska or Platte river.... | |
| John Charles Frémont - 1845 - 766 Seiten
...Tetons, where were the sources of the Missouri and Columbia rivers; and at the southern ex•remily of the ridge, the peaks were plainly visible, among...walls, terminated with slender minarets and columns, which is correctly represented in the view from the camp on Island lake. According to the barometer,... | |
| 1846 - 404 Seiten
...far to the north we could discover the snowy heads of just the Trois Tétons, where were the sources of the Missouri and Columbia rivers ; and at the southern...walls, terminated with slender minarets and columns." EDUCATION. SUNDAY-SCHOOL ADDRESSES.s I. As to the MATTER. What ought a Sunday-school address to be... | |
| John Charles Frémont - 1846 - 200 Seiten
...far to the north, we just could discover the snowy heads of the Trots Tetons, where were the sources of the Missouri and Columbia rivers; and at the southern...the whole scene had one main striking feature, which wu that of terrible convulsion. Parallel to its length, the ridge was split into chasms and fissures... | |
| 1847 - 356 Seiten
...far to the north, we could just discover the snowy heads of the Trots Tetons, where were the sources of the Missouri and Columbia rivers ; and at the southern...walls, terminated with slender minarets and columns. . . . Having made what observations our means afforded, we proceeded to descend. We had accomplished... | |
| 1847 - 382 Seiten
...far to the north, we just could discover the snowy heads of the Trois Tetons, where were the sources of the Missouri and Columbia rivers ; and at the southern...walls, terminated with slender minarets and columns. THE CATARACTS OP THE PLATTE. WE ascended the rocks to reconnoitre the ground, and from the summit the... | |
| 1847 - 486 Seiten
...far to the north, we could just discover the snowy heads of the Trois Tetons, where were the sources of the Missouri and Columbia rivers ; and at the southern...or Platte river. Around us, the whole scene had one prevailing feature, which was that of terrible convulsion. Parallel to its length, the ridge was split... | |
| John Charles Frémont - 1853 - 474 Seiten
...discover the snowy heads of the Trois Teiims, where were the sources of the Missouri and Columbia rivr-rs; and at the southern extremity of the ridge, the peaks...Nebraska or Platte river. Around us, the whole scene had 1 one main, striking feature, which was that of terrible convulsion. Parallel to its length, the ridge... | |
| Henry Howe - 1855 - 908 Seiten
...mountains, covered with perpetual snow, rising, almost perpendicularly, 10,000 feet), where were the sources of the Missouri and Columbia Rivers; and at the southern...to its length, the ridge was split into chasms and figures ; between which rose the thin, lofty walls, terminating with slender minarets and columns.... | |
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