 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 898 pages
...The channel in a short distance became so shallow that our navigation was at an end, being merely a sheet of soft mud, with a few inches of water, and...none at all, forming the low-water shore of the lake. AH this place was absolutely covered with flocks of screaming plover. We took off our clothes, and,... | |
 | John Charles Frémont - America - 1845 - 820 pages
...The channel in a short distance became so shallow that our navigation was at an end, being merely a sheet of soft mud, with a few inches of water, and...the lake. All this place was absolutely covered with nocks of screaming plover. We took off our clothes, and, getting overboard, commenced dragging the... | |
 | John Charles Frémont - America - 1845 - 766 pages
...The channel, in a short distance became so shallow that our navigation was at ah end, being merely a sheet of soft mud, with a few inches of water, and sometimes none at alj, forming the low-water shore of the lake. All this place was absolutely covered with flocks of... | |
 | Robert Smith - Society of Friends - 1846 - 434 pages
...The channel in a short distance became so shallow that our navigation was at an end, being merely a sheet of soft mud, with a few inches of water, and...none at all, forming the low-water shore of the lake. AH this place was absolutely covered with flocks of screaming plover. We took off our clothes, and,... | |
 | John Charles Frémont - California - 1849 - 478 pages
...The channel in a short distance became so shallow that our navigation was at an end, being merely a sheet of soft mud, with a few inches of water, and...operation, a very curious trail, and a very disagreeable in stirring up the mud, as we sank above the knee at every step. The water here was still fresh, with... | |
 | John Charles Frémont - Discoveries in geography - 1850 - 472 pages
...The channel in a short distance became so shallow that our navigation was at an end, being merely a sheet of soft mud, with a few inches of water, and...stirring up the mud, as we sank above the knee at 9* every step. The water here was still fresh, with only an insipid and disagreeable taste, probably... | |
 | John Charles Frémont - California - 1851 - 474 pages
...The channel in a short distance became so shallow that our navigation was at an end, being merely a sheet of soft mud, with a few inches of water, and sometimes none at all, forming the low. water shore of the lake. All this place was absolutely covered with flocks of screaming plover.... | |
 | John Charles Frémont - America - 1852 - 466 pages
...The channel in a short distance became so shallow that our navigation was at an end, being merely a sheet of soft mud, with a few inches of water, and sometimes none at all, forming the low. water shore of the lake. All this place was absolutely covered with flocks of screaming plover.... | |
 | John Charles Frémont - Discoveries in geography - 1853 - 474 pages
...The channel in a short distance became so shallow that our navigation was at an end, being merely a sheet of soft mud, with a few inches of water, and...clothes, and, getting overboard, commenced dragging the boat—making, by this operation, a very curious trail, and a very disagreeable funell in stirring... | |
 | John Charles Frémont, Samuel Mosheim Smucker - History - 1856 - 536 pages
...The channel in a short distance became so shallow that our navigation was at an end, being merely a sheet of soft mud, with a few inches of water, and...disagreeable smell in stirring up the mud, as we sank above I he knee at every step. The water here was still fresn, with only an m sipid and disagreeable taste,... | |
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... an early start, and have all the day before us for our adventure. The channel in a short distance became so shallow that our navigation was at an end, being merely a sheet of soft mud, with a few inches of water, and sometimes none at all, forming... 
