Biennial Report of the Nevada Historical Society, 2. izdajaState Printing Office, 1911 |
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Aaron animals annual meeting appeared basin Biennial Report bill building California camp Campton Canyon Carson City Clemens collection Company Comstock Connecticut Creek crossed Crystal Peak D. B. Boyd Dan de Quille desert early East encamped ex-Member of Assembly Fallon feet fire Fitzpatrick followed Franktown Fremont Gift Governor GRANITE grass History of Nevada horses howitzer hundred Indians John journey latitude Legislature located Lovelock Mackay maps Mark Twain miles Mining morning mountains Nevada Historical Society night Ophir Oregon party passed Peavine pioneer postoffice present President Pyramid Lake R. L. Fulton railroad Regents Reno ridge road rock Sacramento San Francisco Secretary Session side Sierra snow springs station stream Territory timber tion town trail traveled trees Truckee River University of Nevada valley Virginia City wagons Washoe City Washoe County West western White Pine White Pine County Yerington
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Stran 62 - And the choice goes by forever 'twixt that darkness and that light. " Then to side with Truth is noble when we share her wretched crust, Ere her cause bring fame and profit, and 't is prosperous to be just ; Then it is the brave man chooses, while the coward stands aside, Doubting in his abject spirit, till his Lord is crucified, And the multitude make virtue of the faith they had denied.
Stran 62 - ... tis prosperous to be just; * then it is the brave man chooses, while the coward stands aside, doubting in his abject spirit, till his Lord is crucified, * and the multitude make virtue of the faith they had denied.
Stran 99 - For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile...
Stran 142 - The night had been too cold to sleep, and we were up very early. Our guide was standing by the fire with all his finery on; and seeing him shiver in the cold, I threw on his shoulders one of my blankets. We missed him a few minutes afterwards, and never saw him again. He had deserted. His bad faith and treachery were in perfect keeping with the estimate of Indian character, which a long intercourse with this people had gradually forced upon my mind.
Stran 137 - So far, he said, he had been in hunting for elk; but beyond that (and he closed his eyes) he had seen nothing; but there was one among them who had been to the whites, and, going out of the lodge, he returned with a young man of very intelligent appearance. Here, said he, is a young man who has seen the whites with his own eyes; and he swore, first by the sky, and then by the ground, that what he said was true.
Stran 147 - On the 19th, the people were occupied in making a road and bringing up the baggage ; and, on the afternoon of the next day, February 20, 1844, we encamped with the animals and all the materiel of the camp, on the summit of the PASS in the dividing ridge, 1,000 miles by our travelled road from the Dalles of the Columbia.
Stran 119 - ... dispersing the water with a pole, the temperature at the margin was increased to 208°, and in the centre it was doubtless higher. By driving the pole towards the bottom, the water was made to boil up with increased force and noise. There are several other interesting places, where water and smoke or gas escape ; but they would require a long description. The water is impregnated with common salt, but not so much as to render it unfit for general cooking; and a mixture of snow made it pleasant...
Stran 136 - We had scarcely lighted our fires, when the camp was crowded with nearly naked Indians; some of them were furnished with long nets in addition to bows, and appeared to have been out on the sage hills to hunt rabbits. These nets were perhaps...
Stran 146 - I was now perfectly satisfied that we had struck the stream on which Mr. Sutler lived; and, turning about, made a 'hard push, and reached the camp at dark. Here we had the pleasure to find all the remaining animals, 57 in number, safely arrived at the grassy hill near the camp ; and here, also, we were agreeably surprised with the sight of an abundance of salt.
Stran 150 - The sky was clear and pure, with a sharp wind from the northeast, and the thermometer 2° below the freezing point. We continued down the south face of the mountain ; our road leading over dry ground, we were able to avoid the snow almost entirely. In the course of the morning, we struck a foot path, which we were generally able to keep ; and the ground was soft to our animals' feet, being sandy or covered with mould.