William Henry Ashley Quotes

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• These people were well dressed in skins, had some guns, but armed generally with bows and arrows and such other instruments of war as are…
• Having now reached a point where danger might be reasonably apprehended from strolling war parties of Indians, spies were kept in advance and strict diligence…
• The Yellowstone river is a beautiful river to navigate.
• Snow is so common that I have omitted to note its falling at least two days out of Three.
• The only very rugged part of the route is in crossing the Big Horn mountain, which is about 30 miles wide.
• I had the Big Horn river explored from Wind River mountain to my place of embarkation.
• Several speeches were made by the chiefs during the council, all expressive in the highest degree of their friendly disposition towards our government, and their…
• We continued to move forward without loss of time, hoping to be able to reach the wood described by the Indians before all our horses…
• The snow continues with high winds we remain at this camp to day in consequence of the weather.
• After an unremitting and severe labour of two days, we returned to our old encampment with the loss of some of my horses, and my…
• They urged me to take up winter quarters at the forks of the Platt, stating that if I attempted to advance further until spring, I…
• Some of them profess to be well acquainted with all the principal waters of the Columbia, with which they assured me these waters had no…
• As my men could profitably employ themselves on these streams, I moved slowly along, averaging not more than five or six miles per day and…
• The principal or highest part of the mountain having changed its direction to east and west, I ascended it in such manner as to leave…
• After the departure of the land parties, I embarked with six men on thursday, the 21st april, on board my newly made boat and began…
• We were therefore obliged to unload our boats of their cargoes and pass them empty over the falls by means of long cords which we…
• 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…
• We remained at our encampment of this day until the morning of the 7th, when we descended ten miles lower down and encamped on a…
• Many of their lodges remained as perfect as when occupied. They were made of poles two or three inches in diameter, set up in circular…
• On my passage thither, I discovered nothing remarkable in the features of the country.

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