Book/Printed Material Travels in North America during the years 1834, 1835 & 1836, including a summer residence with the Pawnee tribe of Indians in the remote prairies of the Missouri, and a visit to Cuba and the Azore Islands. Volume 2
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- Contributor: Murray, Charles Augustus
- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 2 of Volume 2 WARDANCE OF THE SAUKS AND FOXES.
- Contributor: Murray, Charles Augustus
- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 3 of Volume 2 TRAVELS IN NORTH AMERICA DURING THE YEARS 1834, 1835, & 1836. INCLUDING A SUMMER RESIDENCE WITH THE PAWNEE TRIBE OF INDIANS, IN THE REMOTE PRAIRIES OF THE MISSOURI, AND A VISIT TO…
- Contributor: Murray, Charles Augustus
- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 4 of Volume 2 E165 .M98 copy 2 By transfer JUN 5 1907
- Contributor: Murray, Charles Augustus
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Image 5 of Volume 2 4832 6563 CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME. CHAPTER I. The River of Snakes.—Labyrinth of Hillocks.—Unfortunate Commencement of our Journey.—Indications of a Tempest.—Preparations for passing the Night.—Awful Storm.—Prairie Wolves.—Difficulty in kindling a Fire.—Halting-place.—Exploring…
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- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 6 of Volume 2 vi Approach to the Kanzas River.—Gratitude to Heaven.—Exultation of the Party.—Ruins of an Indian Village.—Fording the River.—An old Indian Camp.—Trouble in making a Fire.—My new Patent Grate.—Hot Soup. Page 26 CHAPTER III.…
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Image 7 of Volume 2 vii CHAPTER V. Embark on the Mississippi.—Droll Rencontre.—Subjection of Indian Tribes.—Keokuk.—Atrocious Exploit.—Passing the Rapids.—Fort des Moines.—Frequent Desertions from this Post.—River Scenery.—Fort Armstrong.—Fossil Remains.—Galena.—Lead Mines.—The Miners—their dissolute Life.—Subscription by the Irish Liberty-boys.—Lynch Law—its…
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Image 8 of Volume 2 viii “Awkward Slue.”—Deer feeding.—Practice in Woodcraft.—Beautiful Scene.—Dinner in the Ferryman's House.—A Western Twilight.—Arrival at Dubuques.—Company in the Bar-room of the Tavern.—Meeting with Dr. M. of the United States' Army.—Our Dormitory.—Singular Dialogue.—Theft rare…
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- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 9 of Volume 2 ix —Beautiful Italian.—An Excursion.—Visit to the Governor.—Performers at the Italian Opera.—The Theatre.—The Audience.—Effectual Police System.—The Garrotte.—Execution of Culprits.—Streets of Havana.—Idlers.—Manufacture of Cigars. Page 185 CHAPTER X. Tour in the Country.—Our Cortége.—The Road.—Aspect…
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Image 10 of Volume 2 x Governor.—The New Prison.—Masked Balls.—Leave Havana.—Sail for Charleston.—A Storm.—Arrival in the Harbour.—Hospitable Reception.—Letters from Home. Page 249 CHAPTER XII. Charleston.—Hospitality of the Inhabitants.—The Carolinian Character.—Change in the Law of Primogeniture.—Education.—College at West…
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Image 11 of Volume 2 xi CHAPTER XIV. Vexatious Disappointment.—Sail for Elizabeth-town.—Proceed to Plainfields and Flemington.—Beauty of the Country.—Addition to our Party.—Journey towards the Alleghanies.—Nation of the Delawares.—The River Delaware.—Immense Forest.—A Rattlesnake.—Valley of Lackawana.—Anthracite Coal.—Valley of Wyoming.—Coal…
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Image 13 of Volume 2 TRAVELS IN THE UNITED STATES, ETC. CHAPTER I. The River of Snakes.—Labyrinth of Hlllocks.—Unfortunate Commencement of our Journey.—Indications of a Tempest.—Preparations for passing the Night.—Awful Storm.—Prairie Wolves.—Difficulty in kindling a Fire.—Halting-place.—Exploring Excursion.—Buffalo…
- Contributor: Murray, Charles Augustus
- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 14 of Volume 2 2 banks afforded perpetual testimony to the propriety of its name, as termed by the Indians, “The River of Snakes”—so that I was most anxious to leave it, and to find a…
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- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 15 of Volume 2 3 I soon found that the shades of night would overtake us in this disagreeable situation unless I again directed our course to Snake River, which I reluctantly did, and we encamped…
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Image 16 of Volume 2 4 as well as our means would permit, before we might expect a repetition of the drenching which we had undergone two nights before. All these various avocations, divided only among four,…
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- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 17 of Volume 2 5 bear skins made a stout resistance; but it was of no avail,—small streams were running in every direction, whilst every little hollow became a puddle, so that, ere long, we had…
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Image 18 of Volume 2 6 at once the watery clouds and the shades of night. Considering that activity and exertion were our only safeguards against rheumatism, I jumped up, and desired the men to assist in…
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- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 19 of Volume 2 7 may add grateful, for the health which we had enjoyed, and which we still preserved. I had slept on my black bear-skin, which is almost impervious to wet; but when I…
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- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 20 of Volume 2 8 excursion, armed with compass and rifle. The bluffs, which formed the sides of the valley, were less high and abrupt here than above, and seemed to offer a better prospect of…
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- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 21 of Volume 2 9 or forty miles, their track would lead us to water. Having, accordingly, noted this defile by several landmarks, that I might remember it on the morrow, I returned to camp, and…
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- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 22 of Volume 2 10 make our morning and evening meal consist of a pot of buffalo-broth, into which we could still afford to throw a few beans and grains of maize. When the whole was…
- Contributor: Murray, Charles Augustus
- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 23 of Volume 2 11 England. However, there was one annoyance to which I felt it my duty to subject the party, and this was, keeping a watch all night;—sleep is a very good thing, but…
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- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 24 of Volume 2 12 we were to watch in pairs or singly, we arranged among ourselves according as we felt sleepy or in a humour for a chat; each watch consisted of two hours, though…
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- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 25 of Volume 2 13 On the 16th we took a good breakfast of our thick soup at dawn; and, desiring the men to fill two empty bottles which remained to us, with water, and to…
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- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 26 of Volume 2 14 small line of alders. I halted the party while I went to examine it, and had the satisfaction of finding the dry bed of what may be a very pretty stream…
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- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 27 of Volume 2 15 dry broken branches and plenty of buffalo fuel: here we camped for the night, and I congratulated myself not a little on my success in finding this water, as the Indians…
- Contributor: Murray, Charles Augustus
- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 28 of Volume 2 16 so short that I had not picketted them too, and one of the Indian animals seemed to ramble almost as well with his hobbles on as if he was free. My…
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Image 29 of Volume 2 17 with great satisfaction that the smallest and fattest lingered fifty yards behind the rest. I waited till they all disappeared over the ridge, and till he had just reached its summit:…
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- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 30 of Volume 2 18 very summit of the hills which we had just left, caught my eye. A moment's observation sufficed to convince me that it was the spot where I had killed the buffalo,…
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- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 31 of Volume 2 19 them quiet. In truth, I did not feel very easy about the matter; because, although we had nothing to fear from an open attack by three-men, I did not know how…
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- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 32 of Volume 2 20 them. I now saw them leave the carcass of the buffalo, spring on their horses, and disappear behind the hill. A moment after, I saw them again on the ridge going…
- Contributor: Murray, Charles Augustus
- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 33 of Volume 2 21 On arriving at the point which I wished to reach, and which was exactly between the Indians and our baggage-party, I desired my young attendant to get ready his gun; and…
- Contributor: Murray, Charles Augustus
- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 34 of Volume 2 22 After a moment's consultation they did so, and we lowered our guns. I then proceeded to inform them, by signs and by such words as I could command, that “I had…
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- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 35 of Volume 2 23 and asked them if they had got many horses. They put on a demure look of gravity, and said, ‘It is not good to take horses!’” Although stealing horses is one…
- Contributor: Murray, Charles Augustus
- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 36 of Volume 2 24 touched the barrel of my rifle! after which he shook his head and said, “it was great or good;” meaning, that in examining the carcass they had discovered that the buffalo…
- Contributor: Murray, Charles Augustus
- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 37 of Volume 2 25 yards nearer in the same manner, I should have felt it my duty to give the word “fire,” and we could scarcely have missed our aim at so short a distance.…
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- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 38 of Volume 2 26 CHAPTER II. March resumed.—Our Night Camp.—False Alarm.—Rules for travelling in the Prairies.—Solitary Indian Traveller.—Indian Trails.—Arrival at the Banks of a large Stream.—Herds of Antelopes.—Wild Grapes and Plums.—Culinary Invention.—Watery Labyrinth.—Discovery of an…
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- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 39 of Volume 2 27 be kept, as we knew not how near our mischievous neighbours might be; and, although we had parted on friendly terms with the three whom we had seen, there was nothing…
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- Date: 1839-01-01
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Image 40 of Volume 2 28 freshness of the nights and cold heavy dews, rendered the risk incurred, great though it was, preferable to such an expedient. Finding that another quarter of an hour spent in listening…
- Contributor: Murray, Charles Augustus
- Date: 1839-01-01