The Magazine of History, with Notes and Queries: Extra number, Issues 181-192W. Abbatt, 1932 - History |
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... miles , we stop- ped to breakfast and let our cattle graze , found good grass and plenty of it . While at dinner to - day I went out and counted about one hundred twenty wagons , in a quarter of a mile square , they were principally ...
... miles , we stop- ped to breakfast and let our cattle graze , found good grass and plenty of it . While at dinner to - day I went out and counted about one hundred twenty wagons , in a quarter of a mile square , they were principally ...
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... miles , came to Sweet Water , which we forded and traveled up its valley till eleven o'clock , where , finding good grass , we stopped . At one we were again on our way , still descending the slope of the mountains , the air as cold as ...
... miles , came to Sweet Water , which we forded and traveled up its valley till eleven o'clock , where , finding good grass , we stopped . At one we were again on our way , still descending the slope of the mountains , the air as cold as ...
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... miles from the gold diggings . In the mountains we passed the grave of a man supposed to have been killed by the Indians for his money . Distance to - day fifteen miles . Friday , August 16. - Our nags were ready for a start by six o ...
... miles from the gold diggings . In the mountains we passed the grave of a man supposed to have been killed by the Indians for his money . Distance to - day fifteen miles . Friday , August 16. - Our nags were ready for a start by six o ...
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