 ... The foremost of the Indians, on arriving at the place, stopped till others came up to join them, when they set up a hideous yell. Every moment of this time was improved by Colter, who, although fainting and exhausted, succeeded in gaining the skirting...  Chambers's Pocket Miscellany - 50. oldal1854Teljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | 1818 - 762 oldal
...fainting and exhausted, succeeded in gaining the skirting of the cotton wood trees, on the borders of the fork, through which he ran, and plunged into the river. Fortunately for him, a little below this place there was an island, against theuppcr point of which a raft of drift timber had lodged, he dived under... | |
 | John Bradbury - 1817 - 386 oldal
...fainting and exhausted, succeeded in gaining the skirting of the cotton wood trees, on the borders of the fork, through which he ran, and plunged into the river. Fortunately for him, a little below this place there was an island, against the upper point of which a raft of drift timber had lodged, he dived under... | |
 | 1818 - 492 oldal
...fainting and exhausted, succeeded in gaining the skirting of the cotton wood trees, on the borders of the fork, through which he ran, and plunged into the river. Fortunately for him, a little below this place there was an island, against the upper point of which a raft of drift timber had lodged; he dived under... | |
 | 1818 - 806 oldal
...fainting and exhausted, succeeded in gaining the skirting of the cotton wood trees, on the borders of the fork, through which he ran, and plunged into the river. Fortunately for him, a little below this place there was an island, against the upper point of which a raft of drift timber had lodged, he dived under... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1822 - 368 oldal
...exhausted, succeeded in gaining the skirting of the cotton-wood trees, on the border of the Fork, to which he ran, and plunged into the river. Fortunately for him, a little below this place there was an island, against the upper point of which a raft of drift timber had ledged ; he dived... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 oldal
...borders of the Forlt, through which he ran and plunged into the river. 27 314 THE AMERICAN [Leston 141. Fortunately for him, a little below this place was...island, against the upper part of which a raft of drift timber had lodged. He dived under the raft, and, after several efforts, got his head above water... | |
 | 1825 - 840 oldal
...exhausted, succeeded in gaining the skirting of the cotton wood trees, on the border of the Fork, to which he ran, and plunged into the river. Fortunately for him, a little below this place there was an island, against the upper point of which a raft of timber bad lodged ; he dived under... | |
 | 1826 - 370 oldal
...exhausted, succeeded in gaining the skirting of the cotton wood trees, on the border of the Fork, to which he ran, and plunged into the river. Fortunately for him, a little below this place there was an island, against the upper point of which a raft of draft timber had lodged ; he dived... | |
 | William Adams (M.A.) - 1832 - 516 oldal
...fainting and exhausted, succeeded in gaining the skirting of the cotton-wood trees, on the borders of the Fork, through which he ran, and plunged into the river. Fortunately for him, a little below this place, there was an island, against the upper part of which a raft of drift timber had lodged. He dived under... | |
 | Samuel Putnam - 1831 - 236 oldal
...fainting and 'exhausted, succeeded in gaining the 'skirting of the Cotton-tree wood, on the borders of the Fork, through which he ran, and plunged into the river....island, against the upper part of which a 'raft of 'drift timber had 'lodged. He dived under the raft, and, after several efforts, got his head above... | |
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