Account Quote by William Henry Ashley

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The only very rugged part of the route is in crossing the Big Horn mountain, which is about 30 miles wide.

— William Henry Ashley

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

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