William Henry Ashley
We remained at our encampment of this day until the morning of the 7th, when we descended ten miles lower down and encamped on a spot of ground where several thousand Indians had wintered during the past season.Collection: Morning
The Yellowstone river is a beautiful river to navigate.Collection: Beautiful
We continued to move forward without loss of time, hoping to be able to reach the wood described by the Indians before all our horses should become exhausted.Collection: Horse
These people were well dressed in skins, had some guns, but armed generally with bows and arrows and such other instruments of war as are common among the Indians of the Missouri.Collection: War
Having now reached a point where danger might be reasonably apprehended from strolling war parties of Indians, spies were kept in advance and strict diligence observed in the duty of sentinels.Collection: War
The snow continues with high winds we remain at this camp to day in consequence of the weather.Collection: Wind
They urged me to take up winter quarters at the forks of the Platt, stating that if I attempted to advance further until spring, I would endanger the lives of my whole party.Collection: Spring
After an unremitting and severe labour of two days, we returned to our old encampment with the loss of some of my horses, and my men excessively fatigued.Collection: Horse
Several speeches were made by the chiefs during the council, all expressive in the highest degree of their friendly disposition towards our government, and their conduct in every particular manifested the sincerity of their declarations.Collection: Government
I had the Big Horn river explored from Wind River mountain to my place of embarkation.Collection: Wind
The only very rugged part of the route is in crossing the Big Horn mountain, which is about 30 miles wide.Collection: Horny
Snow is so common that I have omitted to note its falling at least two days out of Three.Collection: Falling In Love
Some of them profess to be well acquainted with all the principal waters of the Columbia, with which they assured me these waters had no connection short of the ocean.Collection: Ocean