 | America - 1850 - 322 pages
...encouraged each other, we got into our canoes. The river upon which we embarked is called Mesconsin (Wisconsin); the river is very wide, but the sand...is beautiful ; the groves are so dispersed in the prairiea that it makes a noble prospect ; and the fruit of the trees shows a fertile soil. These groves... | |
 | Joel Asaph Allen - American bison - 1877 - 158 pages
...Part II, p. 284), we find the following passage. In speaking of theWisconsin ("Mescousin") he says: "The country through which it flows is beautiful'...the prairies that it makes a noble prospect"; and he adds : "We saw neither game nor fish, but roebuck and buffaloes in great numbers." Mr. JG Shea says:... | |
 | Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.) - Geology - 1877 - 1032 pages
...Part II, p. 264), we (hid the following passage. In speaking of thej Wisconsin ("Mesconsin ") he says: "The country through which it flows is beautiful the...the prairies that it makes a noble prospect "; and be adds : " We saw neither game uor üsh, but roebuck and buffaloes in great numbers." Mr. JG Shea... | |
 | Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.) - 1877 - 1066 pages
...II, p. 2S4), we find the following passage. In speaking of tbr. Wisconsin ("Mesconsin '') he says: "The country through which it flows is beautiful the...so dispersed in the prairies that it makes a noble prospect1": and !.•_ adds : " We saw neither game nor fish, but roebuck and bttffalot* in great Dumber?-"... | |
 | Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.) - Geology - 1877 - 1046 pages
...speaking of theWisconsin ("Mescousiu") he says: "Tbe country through which it flows is beautiiul ' the groves are so dispersed in the prairies that it makes a noble prospect "; and he adds : " We saw neither game nor rjf-h. but roebuck and buffaloes iu great numbers." Mr. JG Shea... | |
 | America - 1885 - 436 pages
...home, leaving us in an unknown country. * * * " The river upon which we embarked is called Mesconsin. The country through which it flows is beautiful. The...dispersed in the prairies that it makes a noble prospect. We saw neither game nor fish, but roebuck and buffaloes in great numbers. We came into the Mississippi... | |
 | Stephen Denison Peet - America - 1890 - 428 pages
...home, leaving us in an unknown country. * * * "The river upon which we embarked is called Mesconsin. The country through which it flows is beautiful. The...dispersed in the prairies that it makes a noble prospect. We saw neither game nor fish, but roebuck and buffaloes in great numbers. We came into the Mississippi... | |
 | Stephen Denison Peet - Mounds - 1890 - 426 pages
...home, leaving us in an unknown country. * * * " The river upon which we embarked is called Mesconsin. The country through which it flows is beautiful. The...dispersed in the prairies that it makes a noble prospect. We saw neither game nor fish, but roebuck and buffaloes in great numbers. We came into the Mississippi... | |
 | Howard Walter Caldwell - United States - 1900 - 654 pages
...of the journey under her protection, and after having encouraged each other, we got into our canoes. The river upon which we embarked is called Mescousin...increased by numerous islands covered with grape vines. . . . After having rowed ten leagues further, making forty leagues from the place where we had embarked,... | |
 | Education - 1899 - 222 pages
...encouraged each other, we got into our canoes. The river upon which we embarked is called Mesconsin (Wisconsin) the river is very wide but the sand bars...increased by numerous islands covered with grape vines. . . . After having rowed ten leagues further, making forty leagues from the place where we had embarked,... | |
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... Before embarking we all offered up prayers to the Holy Virgin, . . which we continued to do every morning, placing ourselves and the events of the journey under her protection, and after having encouraged each other, we got into our canoes. The river... 
