 ... 27th November, Thursday. — Arose hungry, dry, and extremely sore, from the inequality of the rocks, on which we had lain all night, but were amply compensated for toil by the sublimity of the prospects below. The unbounded prairie was overhung with...  A Gazetteer of the World: AA-Brazey - Page 2141856Full view - About this book
 | James Bell - Geography - 1831 - 778 pages
...the summit of the Blue mountain, under the source of the Arkaiisaw, says, " the unbounded prairie wae overhung with clouds, which seemed like the ocean in a storm, wave piled on wave, *n¿ foaming ; while tbe sky over our heads was perfectly clear, aud the prospect was tnilj sublime."... | |
 | James Bell - Geography - 1832 - 910 pages
...Pike, who viewed them from the summit of the Blue mountain, under the source of the Arkansaw, says, " the unbounded prairie was overhung with clouds, which...seemed like the ocean in a storm, wave piled on wave, find foaming ; while the sky over our heads was perfectly clear, and the prospect was truly sublime."... | |
 | Grenville Mellen - United States - 1839 - 934 pages
...Pike, who viewed them from the summit of the Blue Mountain, under the source of the Arkansaw, says, ' the unbounded prairie was overhung with clouds, which...perfectly clear, and the prospect was truly sublime.' In these vast prairies the soil is dry, sandy, with gravel ; but the moment we approach a stream, the... | |
 | Samuel S. Wallihan - Colorado - 1870 - 662 pages
...the sublimity of the prospect below. The unbounded prairie was overhung with clouds, which appeared like the ocean in a storm — wave piled on wave, and foaming, while the sky was perfectly clear where we were. Commenced our march up the mountain, and in about one hour arrived... | |
 | California - 1893 - 948 pages
...sublimity of the prospects below. The unbounded prairie was overhung with clouds which appeared like an ocean in a storm, wave piled on wave, and foaming, while the sky over our heads was perfectly clear. Commenced our march up the mountain, and in about one hour arrived at the summit of this chain ; here... | |
 | California - 1893 - 952 pages
...sublimity of the prospects below. The unbounded prairie was overhung with clouds which appeared like an ocean in a storm, wave piled on wave, and foaming, while the sky AROUND THE GARDEN OF THE GODS. BY JJ PEATFIELD. over our heads was perfectly clear. Commenced our march... | |
 | Zebulon Montgomery Pike - Americana - 1895 - 514 pages
...the sublimity of the prospect below. The unbounded prairie was overhung with clouds, which appeared like the ocean in a storm, wave piled on wave and foaming, while the sky was perfectly clear where we were. Commenced our march up the mountain, and in about one hour arrived... | |
 | Eugene Parsons - Colorado - 1908 - 332 pages
...the sublimity of the prospects below. The unbounded prairie was overhung with clouds, which appeared like the ocean in a storm; wave piled on wave and foaming, whilst the sky was perfectly clear where we were. Commenced our march up the mountain, and in about... | |
 | Mae Lacy Baggs - Colorado - 1918 - 528 pages
...side will recognize this picture of Pike's: " Unbounded prairie overhung with clouds which appeared like the ocean in a storm — wave piled on wave, and foaming whilst the sky was perfectly clear where we were." Up, up they went, the snow waist deep, the thermometer... | |
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