All William Henry Ashley Quotes
- 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… Among
- 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… Advance
- The Yellowstone river is a beautiful river to navigate. Beautiful
- Snow is so common that I have omitted to note its falling at least two days out of Three. Common
- The only very rugged part of the route is in crossing the Big Horn mountain, which is about 30 miles wide. Big
- I had the Big Horn river explored from Wind River mountain to my place of embarkation. Big
- 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… All
- 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… Able
- The snow continues with high winds we remain at this camp to day in consequence of the weather. Camp
- 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… Days
- 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… Advance
- 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… Acquainted
- 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… Along
- 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… Ascended
- 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… April
- 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… Boats
- 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… Almost Entirely
- 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… Day
- 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… Bark
- On my passage thither, I discovered nothing remarkable in the features of the country. Country
- It appears from Mr. Smith's account that there is no scarcity of buffalo as he penetrated the country. Account
- 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… Covered