| United States. Congress. House - United States - 898 pages
...brought us into the midst of the buffalo, swarming in immense numbers over the plains, where they had left scarcely a blade of grass standing. Mr. Preuss, who was sketching at a liltle distance in the rear, had at first noted them as large groves of timber. In the sight of such... | |
| Christian life - 1844 - 606 pages
...the midst of the buffalo, swarming in immense numbers, over the plains, where they had scarcely left a blade of grass standing. Mr. Preuss, who was sketching...had at first noted them as large groves of timber. It was the early part of the day, when the herds are feeding ; and everywhere they were in motion.... | |
| 1851 - 896 pages
...brought us unto the midst of the Buffaloes, swarming in immense numbers over the plains, where they had left scarcely a blade of grass standing. Mr Preuss,...of grandeur. " We had heard from a distance a dull, confused murmuring, and when we came in view of their dark masses, there was not one among us who did... | |
| John Charles Frémont - Botany - 1843 - 244 pages
...brought us into the midst of the Buffalo, swarming in immense numbers over the plains, where they had left scarcely a blade of grass standing. Mr. Preuss,...grandeur. We had heard from a distance a dull and confused murmuring,,and when we came in view of their dark masses, there was not one among us who did not feel... | |
| John Charles Frémont - America - 1845 - 814 pages
...brought us into the midst of the buffalo, swarming in immense numbers over, the plains, where they had left scarcely a blade of grass standing. Mr. Preuss, who was sketching at a little distance in the tear, had at first noted them as large groves of timber. In the sight of such a mass of life, the traveller... | |
| John Charles Frémont - California - 1849 - 478 pages
...brought us into the midst of the buffalo, swarming in immense numbers over the plains, where they had left scarcely a blade of grass standing. Mr. Preuss,...of timber. In the sight of such a mass of life, the traveler feels a strange emotion of giandeur. We had heard from a distance a dull and confused murmuring,... | |
| John Charles Frémont - Discoveries in geography - 1850 - 472 pages
...brought us into the midst of the buffalo, swarming in immense numbers over the plains, where they had left scarcely a blade of grass standing. Mr. Preuss,...of timber. In the sight of such a mass of life, the traveler feels a strange emotion of giandeur. We had heard from a distance a dull and confused murmuring,... | |
| John Charles Frémont - Discoveries in geography - 1853 - 474 pages
...us into the ' midst of the buifalo, swarming in immense numbers over the ; . plains, where they had left scarcely a blade of grass standing. Mr. Preuss,...a little distance in the rear, had at first noted them(as large groves of timberj ( In the sight i of such a mass of life, the traveler feels a strange... | |
| CHARLES WENTWORTH UPHAM - 1856 - 458 pages
...Warrior, his Molhi'r, \Vilo and ChiKJ buffalo, swarming in immense numbers over the plains, where they had left scarcely a blade of grass standing. Mr. Preuss,...distance a dull and confused murmuring, and, when \ve came in view of their dark masses, there was not one among us who did not feel his heart beat quicker.... | |
| 1856 - 824 pages
...standing. Mr. Preuss, who wae sketching at a !:fv distance in the rear, had at first noted thorn ¡is large groves of timber. In the sight of such a mass of life, the traveller feel» a »trance emotion of grandeur. ЛУе had heard from a distance n dull and o..:.fused murmuring,... | |
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