 | United States. Congress. House - 898 strani
...snow, and that if we would go back, he would show us another and a better way across the mountain. He spoke in a very loud voice, and there was a singular...of signs, easily comprehended the old man's simple ideas. " Rock upon rock — rock upon rock — snow upon snow — snow upon snow," said he; "even if... | |
 | John Charles Frémont - 1840 - 290 strani
...snow; and that if we would go back, he would show us another and a better way across the mountain. He spoke in a very loud voice, and there was a singular...of signs, easily comprehended the old man's simple ideas. " Rock upon rock — rock upon rock — snow upon snow — snow upon snow," said he ; " even... | |
 | John Charles Frémont - 1845 - 820 strani
...snow; and that if we would go back, he would show us another and a better way across the mountain. He spoke in a very loud voice, and there was a singular...speech striking, and not unmusical. We had now begun to understimd some words, and, with the aid of signs, easily comprehended the old man's simple ideas.... | |
 | John Charles Frémont - 1845 - 814 strani
...repetition of phrases and arrangement o£ words, which rendered his speech striking, and not unmusical. i We had now begun to understand some words, and, with...signs-,, easily comprehended the old man's simple ideas. " Rock upon rock — rock, upon rock — snow upon snow — snow upon snow," said he; "even... | |
 | John Charles Frémont - 1846 - 326 strani
...and that if we would go back, he would show us another and a better Way across the mountain. He ?poke in a very loud voice, and there was a singular repetition...of signs, easily comprehended the old man's simple ideas. " Rock upon rock — rock upon rock — snow upon snow," said he ; " even if you get over the... | |
 | 1846 - 722 strani
...to the same hardships they braved in '42, and encountered them with the same determined resolution. "We had now begun to understand some words, and, with...of signs, easily comprehended the old man's simple ideas. ' Rock upon rock — rock upon rock — snow upon snow — snow upon snow,' said he ; ' even... | |
 | John Charles Frémont - 1846 - 402 strani
...the snow ; and that if we would go back, he would show us another and better way across the mountain. He spoke in a very loud voice, and there was a singular repetition of phrase and arrangement of words, which rendered his speech striking, and not unmusical. We had now... | |
 | 1848 - 440 strani
...snow ; and that if we would go back, he would show us another and a better way across the mountain. He spoke in a very loud voice, and there was a singular...understand some words, and, with the aid of signs, easily comprenended the old man's simple ideas. " Rock upon rock — rock upon rock — snow upon snow," said... | |
 | John Charles Frémont - 1849 - 478 strani
...would show us another and a better way across the mountain. He spoke in a very loud voice, and therewas a singular repetition of phrases and arrangement of...of signs, easily comprehended the old man's simple ideas.' " Rock upon rock — rock upon rock — snow upon snow," said he ; " even if you get _over... | |
 | John Charles Frémont - 1850 - 472 strani
...snow; and that if we would go back, he would show us another and a better way across the mountain. He spoke in a very loud voice, and there was a singular...of signs, easily comprehended the old man's simple ideas. * " Rock upon rock — rock upon rock — snow upon snow," said he ; " even if you get over... | |
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Two Indians joined our party here; and one of them, an old man, immediately began to harangue us, saying that ourselves and animals would perish in the snow, and that if we would go back, he would show us another and a better way across the mountain. 
