 | Stephen Harriman Long - America - 1824 - 466 pages
...place what they should do with their Prisoners; and those who were for murthering us, cryed all the night upon us, to oblige, by their Tears, their Companions...Meschasipi, and may be seven Leagues long and five broad. Its Waters arc almost standing, the Stream being hardly perceptible in the middle." We have not been... | |
 | John C. Van Tramp - Mississippi River - 1858 - 678 pages
...place what they should do with their prisoners ; »nd those who were for murdering us, cried all the night upon us, to oblige, by their tears, their companions to consent to our death. Its waters are almost iUnding, the stream being hardly perceptible in the middle." 6 fine meadow-land.... | |
 | John C. Van Tramp - Mississippi River Valley - 1866 - 698 pages
...place what they should do with their prisoners; and tho^e who were for murdering us, cried all the night upon us, to oblige, by their tears, their companions to consent to our death. Its waters are almost standing, the stream being hardly perceptible in the middle." fine meadow-land.... | |
 | John C. Van Tramp - Mississippi River Valley - 1866 - 710 pages
...place what they should do with their prisoners ; and those who were for murdering us, cried all the night upon us, to oblige, by their tears, their companions to consent to our death. Its waters are almotrt lUudiug, the stream being hard!/ percoptil.lt) in the middle." fine meadow-land.... | |
 | John C. Van Tramp - Frontier and pioneer life - 1868 - 822 pages
...place what they should do with their prisoners; And those who were for murdering us, cried all the night upon us, to oblige, by their tears, their companions to consent to our death. Its waters are almost •landing, the stream being hardly perceptible in the middle." fine meadow-land.... | |
 | Dakota Indians - 1872 - 530 pages
...murdering, cried all night upon us, to oblige by their tears, their companions to consent to our death. The lake is formed by the ' Meschasipi,' and may be seven...can be given to the tale of the Father's captivity. man who published those at Niagara to be 600 feet. Near the cataract was a bear-skin upon a pole, a... | |
 | Minnesota - 1872 - 528 pages
...murdering, cried all night upon us, to oblige by their tears, their companions to consent to our death. The lake is formed by the ' Meschasipi,' and may be seven leagues long and five broad.'3 As the Dakotas were generally very kind in the treatment of their white captives, very little... | |
 | Willard W. Glazier - Canoes and canoeing - 1887 - 458 pages
...Place what they should do with their Prisoners; and those who were for tnurthering us cried all the Night upon us, to oblige by their Tears their Companions...Meschasipi, and may be seven Leagues long and five broad. Its Waters are almost standing, the Stream being hardly perceptible in the Middle." The name which... | |
 | Willard W. Glazier - Canoes and canoeing - 1887 - 476 pages
...Place what they should do with their Prisoners ; and those who were for rnurthering us cried all the Night upon us, to oblige by their Tears their Companions...to consent to our Death. This Lake is formed by the Mescliasipi, and may be seven Leagues long and five broad. Its Waters are almost standing, the Stream... | |
 | Willard W. Glazier - Mississippi River - 1889 - 524 pages
...Place what they should do with their Prisoners; and those who were for murthering us cried all the Night upon us, to oblige by their Tears their Companions...Meschasipi, and may be seven Leagues long and five broad. Its Waters are almost standing, the Stream being hardly perceptible in the Middle." The name which... | |
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About thirty Leagues above Black River we found the Lake of Tears, which we named so because the Savages who took us, as it will be hereafter related, consulted in this Place what they should do with their Prisoners; and those who were for... 
