Prairie and Rocky Mountain Adventures, Or, Life in the West: To which is Added a View of the States of Our Western Empire ... and Descriptions of the Chief Cities of the WestSegner & Condit, 1868 - 775 pages |
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... took formal possession of the country in the name of the King of France , in honor of whom he called it Louisiana . In 1685 he also took formal possession of Texas , and founded a colony on the Colorado ; but La Salle was assassinated ...
... took formal possession of the country in the name of the King of France , in honor of whom he called it Louisiana . In 1685 he also took formal possession of Texas , and founded a colony on the Colorado ; but La Salle was assassinated ...
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... took nearly all the rest prisoners . He then fell back and erected Fort Neces- sity , near the site of Uniontown . In July he was attacked by a large body of French and Indians , commanded by M. Villiers , and after a gallant resistance ...
... took nearly all the rest prisoners . He then fell back and erected Fort Neces- sity , near the site of Uniontown . In July he was attacked by a large body of French and Indians , commanded by M. Villiers , and after a gallant resistance ...
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... took possession of the coun- try , when Casa Calvo and Salsedo , the Spanish commissioners , presented to him the keys of the city , over which the tri - colored flag floated but for the short space of twenty days . The colony had been ...
... took possession of the coun- try , when Casa Calvo and Salsedo , the Spanish commissioners , presented to him the keys of the city , over which the tri - colored flag floated but for the short space of twenty days . The colony had been ...
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... took along her child , about eighteen months old . When the whole party were near the woods , one of the young women , who had climbed over the fence , was fired upon by several Indians concealed in the bushes , who at the same time ...
... took along her child , about eighteen months old . When the whole party were near the woods , one of the young women , who had climbed over the fence , was fired upon by several Indians concealed in the bushes , who at the same time ...
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... took the child from its almost exhausted mother , and ran with it to the fort , a distance of three hundred yards . During the chase she was twice shot at with rifles , when the enemy was so near that the powder burnt her , and one ...
... took the child from its almost exhausted mother , and ran with it to the fort , a distance of three hundred yards . During the chase she was twice shot at with rifles , when the enemy was so near that the powder burnt her , and one ...
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