A History of the State of New York: From the First Discovery of the Country to the Present Time |
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Page 21
... vessels of enormous caliber , and the mastodon strode along in supreme dominion over every tenant of the wilderness . " " However we examine what is left to us , we cannot help feeling , that this animal ' must have been endowed with a ...
... vessels of enormous caliber , and the mastodon strode along in supreme dominion over every tenant of the wilderness . " " However we examine what is left to us , we cannot help feeling , that this animal ' must have been endowed with a ...
Page 38
... vessel , which , from the convexity of the fragment , was supposed to contain two gallons . It was well burned , of a red color , and had its upper edge indented , as with the finger , in its impressionable state . Eastward these ...
... vessel , which , from the convexity of the fragment , was supposed to contain two gallons . It was well burned , of a red color , and had its upper edge indented , as with the finger , in its impressionable state . Eastward these ...
Page 44
... vessel at length comes to anchor , and some of the crew ap- proach the shore in a boat . The Indians are amazed at ... vessel , the man in red returned , and distributed among them beads , axes , hoes , and stockings . The whites made ...
... vessel at length comes to anchor , and some of the crew ap- proach the shore in a boat . The Indians are amazed at ... vessel , the man in red returned , and distributed among them beads , axes , hoes , and stockings . The whites made ...
Page 65
... vessels saved . The Admiral bore away for Spanish bay , where , after full consultation , it was agreed to abandon the expe- dition . Gen. Nicholson , who had proceeded as far as lake George with his troops , received information of the ...
... vessels saved . The Admiral bore away for Spanish bay , where , after full consultation , it was agreed to abandon the expe- dition . Gen. Nicholson , who had proceeded as far as lake George with his troops , received information of the ...
Page 67
... vessels into lake On- tario , and transported materials to Niagara , for building a store house , and repairing the fort . Their object was not only to secure the entrance into the west end of the lake , but likewise to carry their ...
... vessels into lake On- tario , and transported materials to Niagara , for building a store house , and repairing the fort . Their object was not only to secure the entrance into the west end of the lake , but likewise to carry their ...
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