The Garden of the World: Or, The Great West; Its History, Its Wealth, Its Natural Advantages, and Its Future. Also Comprising a Complete Guide to Emigrants, with a Full Description of the Different Routes WestwardWentworth, 1856 - 396 էջ |
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... mouths of the Wabash , Ohio , and Missouri . Other posts not named were built about that time . On the Ohio , just below Portsmouth , are ruins , supposed to be those of a French fort , as they had a post there during Braddock's war ...
... mouths of the Wabash , Ohio , and Missouri . Other posts not named were built about that time . On the Ohio , just below Portsmouth , are ruins , supposed to be those of a French fort , as they had a post there during Braddock's war ...
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... . On his route he erected Fort Massac , so called in honor of M. Massac , who superintended its construction . It was upon the Ohio , within forty miles of its mouth , and within the limits of 26 THE GARDEN OF THE WORLD , OR.
... . On his route he erected Fort Massac , so called in honor of M. Massac , who superintended its construction . It was upon the Ohio , within forty miles of its mouth , and within the limits of 26 THE GARDEN OF THE WORLD , OR.
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... mouth , and within the limits of Illinois . Forbes repaired Fort Duquesne , and changed its name to Fort Pitt , in honor of the English prime minister . The English were now for the first time in possession of the Upper Ohio . In the ...
... mouth , and within the limits of Illinois . Forbes repaired Fort Duquesne , and changed its name to Fort Pitt , in honor of the English prime minister . The English were now for the first time in possession of the Upper Ohio . In the ...
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... mouth of the river , and fixed on the site of Fort Rosalie ; which latter became the scene of a bloody Indian war . After his death , in 1706 , Louisiana was but little more than a wilderness ; and a vain search for gold , and trading ...
... mouth of the river , and fixed on the site of Fort Rosalie ; which latter became the scene of a bloody Indian war . After his death , in 1706 , Louisiana was but little more than a wilderness ; and a vain search for gold , and trading ...
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... mouth of the Kentucky River , marked the initials of their names , and the date , on the barks of trees . On their return , they were the first to give a particular account of the beauty and rich- ness of the country to the inhabitants ...
... mouth of the Kentucky River , marked the initials of their names , and the date , on the barks of trees . On their return , they were the first to give a particular account of the beauty and rich- ness of the country to the inhabitants ...
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Էջ 195 - ... There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted. Provided always that any person escaping into the same from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Էջ 7 - I beheld, too, in that vision, All the secrets of the future, Of the distant days that shall be. I beheld the westward marches Of the unknown, crowded nations. All the land was full of people, Restless, struggling, toiling, striving, Speaking many tongues, yet feeling But one heart-beat in their bosoms. In the woodlands rang their axes, Smoked their towns in all the valleys, Over all the lakes and rivers Rushed their great canoes of thunder...
Էջ 195 - That in all that territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of thirtysix degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the State contemplated by this act, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be and is hereby forever prohibited.
Էջ 316 - In pursuance of your instructions, to connect the reconnoissance of 1842, which I had the honor to conduct, with the surveys of Commander Wilkes on the coast of the Pacific ocean, so as to give a connected survey of the interior of our continent...
Էջ 319 - The times were severe when stout men lost their minds from extremity of suffering — when horses died — and when mules and horses, ready to die of starvation, were killed for food. Yet there was no murmuring or hesitation.
Էջ 233 - ... whole party. We were soon involved in. very broken ground, among long ridges covered with fragments of granite. Winding our way up a long ravine, we came unexpectedly in view of a most beautiful lake, set like a gem in the mountains. The sheet of water lay transversely across the direction we had been pursuing ; and, descending the steep, rocky ridge, where it was necessary to lead our horses, we followed its banks to the southern extremity. Here a view of the utmost magnificence and grandeur...
Էջ 21 - De la Motte Cadillac, with a Jesuit missionary and a hundred men, laid the foundation of Detroit. All of the extensive region south of the lakes was now claimed by the French, under the name of Canada, or New France. This excited the jealousy of the English, and the New York legislature passed a law for hanging every Popish priest that should come voluntarily into the province.
Էջ 315 - We were too far to hear the report of the guns, or any sound ; and at every instant, through the clouds of dust which the sun made luminous, we could see for a moment two or three buffalo dashing along, and close behind them an Indian with his long spear, or other weapon, and instantly again they disappeared.
Էջ 359 - I have brought back no money,' cried Moses again, 'I have laid it all out in a bargain, and here it is,' pulling out a bundle from his breast: 'here they are: a gross of green spectacles, with silver rims and shagreen cases.
Էջ 234 - A stillness the most profound and a terrible solitude forced themselves constantly on the mind as the great features of the place.