 | 1815 - 558 pages
...column of smoke, and vanished in an instant. Towards this point he directed his steps, and the noise increasing as he approached, soon became too tremendous to be mistaken for any thing bui the great falls of the Missouri. Having travelled seven miles after first hearing the sound, he... | |
 | 1815 - 554 pages
...the noise increasing as he approached, aoou became too tremendous to be mistaken for any thing bui the great falls of the Missouri. Having travelled seven miles after first hearing the sounci, he reached the falls about twelve o'clock ; the hills as he approached were difficult of access,... | |
 | Meriwether Lewis, William Clark - Columbia River - 1815 - 422 pages
...column of smoke and vanished in an instant. Towards this point he directed his steps, and the noise increasing as he approached, soon .became too tremendous to be mistaken for aay thing but the great Falls of the Missouri. Having travelled seven miles after first hearing the... | |
 | English literature - 1816 - 592 pages
...column of smoke, and vanished in an instant. Towards this point he directed his steps, and the noise increasing as he approached, soon became too tremendous...the great falls of the Missouri. Having travelled •even miles after first hearing the sound he reached the falls about twelve o'clock the hills as... | |
 | William Bingley - Canada - 1821 - 374 pages
...column of smoke, and vanished in an instant. Towards this point he directed his steps; and the noise, increasing as he approached, soon became too tremendous...to be mistaken for any thing but the Great Falls of Ike Missouri. Having travelled seven miles after he first heard the sound, he at length reached the... | |
 | John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...column of smoke, and vanished in an instant. Towards this point, he directed his steps ; and the noise, increasing as he approached, soon became too tremendous...of the Missouri. Having travelled seven miles after hearing the sound, he reached the falls about 12 o'clock. The hills, as he approached, were difficult... | |
 | Lyman Cobb - Readers - 1834 - 238 pages
...column of smoke, and vanished in an instant. Toward this point he directed his steps ; and the noise, increasing as he approached, soon became too tremendous...for any thing but the great falls of the Missouri. 4. Having travelled seven miles after hearing the sound, he reached the falls about 12 o'clock. The... | |
 | John Pierpont - Rare books - 1835 - 484 pages
...column of smoke, and vanished in an instant. Towards this point, he directed his steps ; and the noise, increasing as he approached, soon became too tremendous...of the Missouri. Having travelled seven miles after hearing the sound, he reached the falls about 12 o'clock. The hills, as he apS cached, were difficult... | |
 | 1815 - 560 pages
...south-west wind rose above the plain like a column of smoke, and vanished in an instant. The sound soon became too tremendous to be mistaken for any thing but the great falls of the Missouri, and having travelled seven miles after first hearing it he reached a scene, which had never before... | |
 | 1839 - 320 pages
...he directed his steps ; and the noise increasing as he approached, soon became too tremendous to bo mistaken for any thing but the great falls of the Missouri. Having travelled seven miles after hearing the sound, he reached the falls about twelve o'clock. The hills, as he approached, were difficult... | |
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... sound of a fall of water, and as he advanced a spray which seemed driven by the high southwest wind arose above the plain like a column of smoke and vanished in an instant. Towards this point... 
