 The river was almost half a league broad. If a man stood still on the other side, it could not be discerned whether he were a man or no. The river was of great depth and of a strong current; the water was always muddy; there came down the river continually...  Works Issued by the Hakluyt Society - Page 921851Full view - About this book
 | Florida - 1609 - 144 pages
...^*™ almost side, it could not be discerned, whether he were a broad." eaeU8 man or no. The Riuer was of great depth, and of a strong current: the water was alwaies muddle: there came downe the Riuer continually many trees and timber, which the force of the water... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - Indians - 1819 - 546 pages
...without molestation. From Qjiizquiz, they went to a river, which was so broad, that, ' if a man stood still on the other side, it could not be discerned, whether he were a man or no.' The channel was very deep; the current strong; the water muddy, and filled with floating trees. The Mississippi... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - Indians - 1819 - 590 pages
...without molestation. From Quizquiz, they went to a river, which was so broad, that, ' if a man stood still on the other side, it could not be discerned, whether he were a man or no/ The channel was very deep; the current strong; the water muddy, and filled with floating trees. The Mississippi... | |
 | Benjamin Moore Norman - Louisiana - 1845 - 258 pages
...adventurers first beheld it. The .historian describes it as " a river so broad, that if a man stood still on the other side, it could not be discerned whether he was a man or no. The channel was very deep, the current strong, the water muddy and filled with floating... | |
 | Peter Force - United States - 1846 - 598 pages
...i , , halie a league side, it could not be discerned, whether he were a broad. man or no. The Riuer was of great depth, and of a strong current : the water was alwaies muddie : there came downe the Riuer continually many trees and timber, which the force of the water and streame brought downe. There... | |
 | America - 1850 - 322 pages
...after sun rising, all the people were over. The river was almost half a league broad. If a man stood still on the other side, it could not be discerned whether he was a man or no. The river was of great depth, and of a strong current : the water was always muddy... | |
 | John Gilmary Shea - Mississippi River - 1853 - 366 pages
...not be discerned whether he was a man or no. The * Historical Coll. of Louisiana, vol. ii., p. 101. river was of great depth, and of a strong current; the water was always muddy ; there came down the river continually many trees and timber, which the force of the... | |
 | John Gilmary Shea - Mississippi River - 1852 - 364 pages
...narrative. " The river," says the unknown Portuguese, u was almost half a league broad ; if a man stood still on the other side, it could not be discerned whether he was a man or no. The * Historical Coll. of Louisiana, vol. ii., p. 101. river was of great depth, and... | |
 | George Rainsford Fairbanks - History - 1871 - 372 pages
...Great River — Rio Grande. They described the river as "about half a league broad. If a man stood still on the other side, it could not be discerned...great depth, and of a strong current ; the water was always muddy; there came down the river, continually, many trees and timber, which the force of the... | |
 | George Rainsford Fairbanks - 1871 - 358 pages
...Great River — Rio Grande. They described the river as "about half a league broad. If a man stood still on the other side, it could not be discerned...great depth, and of a strong current , the water was always muddy; there came down the river, continually, many trees and timber, which the force of the... | |
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