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Page 15
... Mountains in the Year 1842 , by Captain J. C. Fremont , " p . 69 : " Here , on the summit , where the stillness was absolute , unbroken by any sound , and the solitude complete , we thought ourselves beyond the regions of animated life ...
... Mountains in the Year 1842 , by Captain J. C. Fremont , " p . 69 : " Here , on the summit , where the stillness was absolute , unbroken by any sound , and the solitude complete , we thought ourselves beyond the regions of animated life ...
Page 16
... mountain barrier a solitary pioneer to foretell the advance of civilization . " --- Gregg in his " Commerce of the Prairies , " p . 178 , vol . i . , says , " The honey - bee appears to have emi- grated exclusively from the east , as ...
... mountain barrier a solitary pioneer to foretell the advance of civilization . " --- Gregg in his " Commerce of the Prairies , " p . 178 , vol . i . , says , " The honey - bee appears to have emi- grated exclusively from the east , as ...
Page 28
... mountains . In the new settlements of the west the desolation was dreadful . There were So rare few that escaped the deadly inundation . were religious privileges , that it was extremely difficult to find materials sufficient to ...
... mountains . In the new settlements of the west the desolation was dreadful . There were So rare few that escaped the deadly inundation . were religious privileges , that it was extremely difficult to find materials sufficient to ...
Page 55
... mountains , where a few of the more indifferent had crowded , are now sounding with praise to God . Pray- ing societies may be attended every day or every night in the week , by a ride of a few miles . In these , boys of twelve or ...
... mountains , where a few of the more indifferent had crowded , are now sounding with praise to God . Pray- ing societies may be attended every day or every night in the week , by a ride of a few miles . In these , boys of twelve or ...
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... Mountains of Judea . Turning his eye to survey the city of the great king , he beheld the newly erected temple , adorning the topmost height of the Hill of David . Captivated with the surpassing beauty of the building , he at once ...
... Mountains of Judea . Turning his eye to survey the city of the great king , he beheld the newly erected temple , adorning the topmost height of the Hill of David . Captivated with the surpassing beauty of the building , he at once ...
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