 Having now made what observations our means afforded, we proceeded to descend. We had accomplished an object of laudable ambition, and beyond the strict order of our instructions. We had climbed the loftiest peak of the Rocky Mountains, and looked down...  Prairie and Rocky Mountain Adventures - Pagina 382door John C. Van Tramp - 1866 - 649 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | United States. Congress. House - 898 pagina’s
...accomplished an object of laudable ambition, and beyond the strict order of our instructions. We had climbed the loftiest peak of the Rocky mountains, and looked...thousand feet below, and, standing where never human foot hnd stood before, felt the exultation of first explorers. It was about 2 o'clock when we left the summit... | |
 | John Charles Frémont - 1843 - 244 pagina’s
...accomplished an object of laudable ambition, and beyond the strict order of our instructions. We had climbed the loftiest peak of the Rocky Mountains, and, looked...felt the exultation of first explorers. It was about 2 o'clock when we left the summit, and when we reached the bottom' the sun had already sunk behind... | |
 | John Charles Frémont - 1840 - 290 pagina’s
...accomplished an object of laudable ambition, and beyond the strict order of our instructions. We had climbed the loftiest peak of the Rocky mountains, and looked...felt the exultation of first explorers. It was about 2 o'clock when we left the summit ; and when we reached the bottom, the sun had already sunk behind... | |
 | John Charles Frémont - 1845 - 678 pagina’s
...standing where never human foot had stood before, felt the exultation of first explorers. It was about 2 o'clock when we left the summit ; and when we reached the bottom, the SUB had already sunk behind the wall, and the day was drawing to a close. It would have been pleasant... | |
 | John Charles Frémont - 1846 - 326 pagina’s
...accomplished an object of laudable ambition, and beyond the strict order of our instructions. We had climbed the loftiest peak of the Rocky mountains, and looked...sunk behind the wall, and the day was drawing to a close. It would have been pleasant to have lingered here and on the summit longer ; but we hurried... | |
 | 1846 - 392 pagina’s
...accomplished an object of laudable ambition, and beyond the strict order of our instructions. We had climbed the loftiest peak of the Rocky Mountains, and looked...thousand feet below, and, standing where never human foot stood before, felt the exultation of first explorers. It was about two o'clock when we left the summit;... | |
 | John Charles Frémont - 1846 - 200 pagina’s
...standing where never human foot had stood before, felt the exultation of first explorers. It was about 2 o'clock when we left the summit ; and when we reached the bottom, the sun had already sunk behind the wail, and the day was drawing to a close. It would have been pleasant to have lingered here and on... | |
 | 1847 - 356 pagina’s
...accomplished an object of laudable ambition, and beyond the strict order of our instructions. We had climbed the loftiest peak of the Rocky Mountains, and looked...sunk behind the wall, and the day was drawing to a close. It would have been pleasant to have lingered here and on the summit longer; but we hurried away... | |
 | 1847 - 486 pagina’s
...laudable ambition, and beyond the strict order of our instructions. We had climbed the loftiest peuk of the Rocky Mountains, and looked down upon the snow...sunk behind the wall, and the day was drawing to a close. It would have been pleasant to have lingered here and on the summit longer; but we hurried away... | |
 | John Charles Frémont - 1849 - 478 pagina’s
...accomplished an object of laudable ambition, and beyond the strict order of our instructions. We had climbed the loftiest peak of the Rocky mountains, and looked...had already sunk behind the wall, and the day was draw. ing to a close. It would have been pleasant to have lingered here and on the summit longer ;... | |
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