In this direction captain Lewis had gone about two miles when his ears were saluted with the agreeable 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... The Literary Panorama and National Register - Pagina 2111816Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Charles Francis Horne - 1905 - 580 pagina’s
...sound of falling waters was heard, ar. 1 a spray which seemed driven by the high southwest wind г •< above the plain like a column of smoke and vanished in an r^'.ar.t. The sound soon became too tremendous to be mistaken f г anything but the Great Falls of... | |
| General Electric Company - 1911 - 690 pagina’s
...ears were saluted with the agreeable sound of a fall of water." Toward the place whence the sound came he directed his steps, and the noise increasing as...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... | |
| 1842 - 700 pagina’s
...were saluted with the grateful sound of a fall of water ; and, as he advanced, a spray, which seemed driven by the high south-west wind, arose above the...like a 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... | |
| Charles Henry Carey - 1922 - 1036 pagina’s
...toward the falls seven miles after first hearing the roar, and as he approached, a spray which seemed driven by the high southwest wind, arose above the plain like a column of smoke. He seated himself on some rocks and "enjoyed the sublime spectacle of this stupendous object which... | |
| Elliot Coues - 2007 - 477 pagina’s
...were saluted with the agreeable sound of a fall of water, and as he advanced a spray, which seemed driven by the high southwest wind, arose above the...like a column of smoke, and vanished in an instant. Toward this point he directed his steps ; the noise increased as he approached, and soon became too... | |
| Meriwether Lewis - 1905 - 456 pagina’s
...of a fall of water, and as he advanced a spray which seemed driven by the high southwest wind a rose above the plain like a column of smoke and vanished...the great falls of the Missouri. Having travelled seven miles after first hearing the sound he reached the falls about twelve o'clock; the hills as he... | |
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