The weather was fine, the valleys literally covered with buffaloe, and everything seemed to promise a safe and speedy movement to the first grove of timber on my route, supposed to be about ten days' march. — William Henry Ashley Copy Share Image
These mountains appear to be almost entirely composed of stratas of rock of various colours (mostly red) and are partially covered with a dwarfish growth of pine and cedar, which are the only species of timber to be seen. — William Henry Ashley Copy Share Image
Some of them profess to be well acquainted with all the principal waters of the Columbia, with which they assured me these waters had… — William Henry Ashley Copy Share Image
We were therefore obliged to unload our boats of their cargoes and pass them empty over the falls by means of long cords which… — William Henry Ashley Copy Share Image
After an unremitting and severe labour of two days, we returned to our old encampment with the loss of some of my horses, and… — William Henry Ashley Copy Share Image
These people were well dressed in skins, had some guns, but armed generally with bows and arrows and such other instruments of war as… — William Henry Ashley Copy Share Image
The principal or highest part of the mountain having changed its direction to east and west, I ascended it in such manner as to… — William Henry Ashley Copy Share Image
Having now reached a point where danger might be reasonably apprehended from strolling war parties of Indians, spies were kept in advance and strict… — William Henry Ashley Copy Share Image
The weather was fine, the valleys literally covered with buffaloe, and everything seemed to promise a safe and speedy movement to the first grove… — William Henry Ashley Copy Share Image
We remained at our encampment of this day until the morning of the 7th, when we descended ten miles lower down and encamped on… — William Henry Ashley Copy Share Image
As my men could profitably employ themselves on these streams, I moved slowly along, averaging not more than five or six miles per day… — William Henry Ashley Copy Share Image
The only very rugged part of the route is in crossing the Big Horn mountain, which is about 30 miles wide. — William Henry Ashley Copy Share Image
After the departure of the land parties, I embarked with six men on thursday, the 21st april, on board my newly made boat and… — William Henry Ashley Copy Share Image
They urged me to take up winter quarters at the forks of the Platt, stating that if I attempted to advance further until spring,… — William Henry Ashley Copy Share Image
