 | General Electric Company - Electric engineering - 1911 - 690 pages
...sound of a fall of water." Toward the place whence the sound came he directed his steps, and the noise increasing as he approached soon became too tremendous to be mistaken for anything but the great falls of the Missouri. During this sojourn and, a year later, when the expedition... | |
 | Methodist Church - 1842 - 700 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...thing but the great Falls of the Missouri. Having traveled seven miles after first hearing the sound, he reached the falls about twelve o'clock. The... | |
 | Elliot Coues - History - 2007 - 477 pages
...became too tremendous to be mistaken for anything but the Great Falls of the Missouri. Having traveled seven miles after first hearing the sound, he reached...hills as he approached were difficult of access and 200 feet high. Down these he hurried with impatience ; and, seating himself on some rocks under the... | |
 | Meriwether Lewis - Columbia River - 1905 - 456 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...he hurried with impatience and seating himself on so me rocks under the centre of the falls, enjoyed the sublime spectacle of this stupendous object... | |
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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... 
