The Life, Explorations, and Public Services of John Charles FremontLivermore & Rudd, 1856 - 115 Seiten |
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... South America . The widow of Mr. FREMONT , being now alone in the wide world , desolate and discouraged , probably , as wid- ows usually are , removed with her young family to Charleston , S. C. , where she permanently settled . CHAPTER ...
... South America . The widow of Mr. FREMONT , being now alone in the wide world , desolate and discouraged , probably , as wid- ows usually are , removed with her young family to Charleston , S. C. , where she permanently settled . CHAPTER ...
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... South Carolina ; nor of contrasting this stain upon the escutcheon of that State , with her more recent traitorous course , relative to the freedom of Nebraska , from the polluting desolation of African slavery . General Jackson was ...
... South Carolina ; nor of contrasting this stain upon the escutcheon of that State , with her more recent traitorous course , relative to the freedom of Nebraska , from the polluting desolation of African slavery . General Jackson was ...
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... one of the assistant engineers , charged with the exploration of the mountain passes between South Carolina and Tennessee , where he remained until the work was suspended in the fall of 1837. This under- 20 LIFE OF FREMONT .
... one of the assistant engineers , charged with the exploration of the mountain passes between South Carolina and Tennessee , where he remained until the work was suspended in the fall of 1837. This under- 20 LIFE OF FREMONT .
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... South Pass in those mountains named as a particular point to be examined , and its po- sition fixed by him . It was through this Pass that the Oregon emigration crossed the mountains , and the ex- ploration of Lieutenant Fremont had the ...
... South Pass in those mountains named as a particular point to be examined , and its po- sition fixed by him . It was through this Pass that the Oregon emigration crossed the mountains , and the ex- ploration of Lieutenant Fremont had the ...
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... south wind , and the thermometer at 6 o'clock 85 de- grees . I was disappointed in my hope of obtaining an observation of an occultation , which took place about midnight . The moon brought with her heavy banks of clouds , through which ...
... south wind , and the thermometer at 6 o'clock 85 de- grees . I was disappointed in my hope of obtaining an observation of an occultation , which took place about midnight . The moon brought with her heavy banks of clouds , through which ...
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310 BROADWAY Admiral Seymour adventure American animals arrived Benton bill British California camp Carson Castro charge Charles Preuss Charleston civilization cold Colonel Fremont Commodore Stockton Congress court-martial CYRUS ALDRICH danger Derosier dispatches Doesticks encamped expedition exploration feet fire flag friends gave governor Governor of California head honor horses hundred Indians interest JOHN CHARLES FREMONT Kansas Kansas river Kearney killed labor lake lands laws letter Lieutenant Lieutenant-colonel Little Salt Lake LIVERMORE & RUDD longitude Louis March Mazatlan ment Mexican Mexico miles military Missouri mont Monterey mules mutiny nation night officer Pacific Ocean party pass President Preuss received region resolved river road Rocky Mountains route Sacramento savage secure Senate Sierra Nevada Slavery snow soon South summit Territories thing tion Tlamath told took Topographical United valley Washington young
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Seite 110 - That as our Republican fathers, when they had abolished slavery in all our national territory, ordained that " no person should be deprived of life, liberty or property, without due process of law...
Seite 112 - This Convention of Delegates, assembled in pursuance of a call addressed to the people of the United States, without regard to past political differences or divisions, who are opposed to the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, to the policy of the present Administration...
Seite 42 - River. Around us the whole scene had one main striking feature, which was that of terrible convulsion. Parallel to its length, the ridge was split into chasms and fissures, between which rose the thin, lofty walls, terminated with slender minarets and columns, which is correctly represented in the view from the camp on Island Lake.
Seite 110 - That the Constitution confers upon Congress sovereign power over the territories of the United States for their government, and that in the exercise of this power it is both the right and the duty of Congress to prohibit in the territories those twin relics of barbarism — Polygamy and Slavery.
Seite 40 - We rode on until we came almost immediately below the main peak, which I denominated the Snow peak, as it exhibited more snow to the eye than any of the neighboring summits.
Seite 110 - That the maintenance of the principles promulgated in the Declaration of Independence and embodied in the Federal Constitution...
Seite 42 - ... country. On one side we overlooked innumerable lakes and streams, the spring of the Colorado of the Gulf of California; and on the other was the Wind River Valley, where were the heads of the Yellowstone branch of the Missouri. Far to the north we...
Seite 54 - ... which we spread our blankets, soon made ourselves comfortable. The night was very bright and clear, though the thermometer was only at 10°. A strong wind, which sprang up at sundown, made it intensely cold ; and this was one of the bitterest nights during the journey.
Seite 41 - Putting hands and feet in the crevices between the blocks, I succeeded in getting over it, and, when I reached the top, found my companions in a small valley below. Descending to them, we continued climbing, and in a short time reached the crest. I sprang upon the summit, and another step would have precipitated me into an immense snow-field five hundred feet below. To the edge of this field was a sheer icy precipice ; and then, with a gradual fall, the field sloped off for about a mile, until it...
Seite 39 - I broke up the conference, as I could do nothing with these people; and being resolved to proceed, nothing was to be gained by delay. Accompanied by our hospitable friends, we returned to the camp. We had mounted our horses, and our parting salutations had been exchanged, when one of the chiefs (the Bull's Tail) arrived to tell me that they had determined to send a young man with us; and if I would point out the place of our evening camp, he should join us there. 'The young man is poor,' said he;...