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From the Atlantic to the Pacific, Overland; A Series of Letters by Demas Barnes, Describing a Trip from New York to San Francisco, Thence Home, by Acapulco, and the Isthmus of Panama

From the Atlantic to the Pacific, Overland; A Series of Letters by Demas Barnes, Describing a Trip from New York to San Francisco, Thence Home, by Acapulco, and the Isthmus of Panama


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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1866. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... VII. Life Among The Mobmons--More Indians--The Desebt --An Ox m A Prr--Eailboad--Beautiful Scenery-- Mountain Flowebs -- Salt Lake City -- Mobmons-- Polygamy--Bbigham Young. Great Salt Lake City, July 7, 1865. There is no disguising the fact, I am not in good humor. Nine days and nights jolting and pounding over the most wretched of roads, arriving here ten days behind time, finding no letters, and telegraphic communication cut off for three weeks, slightly disconcert me, interferes with my arrangements, impel me onward, and will cut my letters short. The Indians killed three instead of one man the day of our encounter near Wagon Hound Canon. The supposition is they have been getting ready for a heavy onslaught and cleaning out in that section, as they did for a stretch of over two hundred miles east of Denver last winter and spring. The following day the fortunate arrival of a small squad of soldiers from Laramie induced the stage to try and work east.- About four hundred to five hundred Indians disputed their passage; sixty mounted cavalry and two hundred armed pilgrims dared not attack them, and all put back to the best base they could obtain--the stage to our station. We deem ourselves most fortunate in having safely run the gauntlet of these, fellows. This was only eighteen miles from where we lay cooped up for two days, thirteen sleeping on the one floor of a small cabin, without horses to carry us on, or soldiers to defend us. Reports were that the Indians were moving towards us. We placed our sentinels at dusk, put out our light, and waited the morning with an anxiety I had never before experienced. Each man's gun had been overhauled, and, with extra cartridges, lay by his side. I alone had but a pistol. All realized that another morning to any ...


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781151730565
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 30
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1151730564
  • Publisher Date: 08 Jan 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 73 gr


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