Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. 1 (of 2): being Notes of Eight Years' Travels and Residence in Europe with his North American Indian CollectionCatlin, George
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Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. 1 (of 2): being Notes of Eight Years' Travels and Residence in Europe with his North American Indian Collection
Catlin, George
England -- Description and travel; France -- Description and travel; Indians of North America
One of thousands of small lakes which have been gradually filled in
with vegetation.
350. View on Lake St. Croix, Upper Mississippi.
351. View on the Canadian--Dragoons crossing, 1834.
352. Ta-wa-que-nah, or Rocky Mountain, near the Camanchee Village,
Texas.
353. Camanchee Village, and Dragoons approaching it, showing
the hospitable manner in which they were received by the
Camanchees. Camanchee warriors all riding out and forming in
a line, with a white flag, to receive the Dragoons.
354. White Sand Bluffs, on Santa Rosa Island; and Seminoles drying
fish, near Pensacola, on the Gulf of Florida.
355. View of the "Stone Man Medicine," Coteau des Prairies.
A human figure of some rods in length, made on the top of a high
bluff, by laying flat stones on the grass. A great _mystery_ or
_medicine_ place of the Sioux.
356. Fort Winnebago, on the head of Fox River, an United States
outpost.
357. Fort Howard, Green Bay, an U. S. outpost.
358. Fort Gibson, Arkansas, an U. S. outpost, 700 miles west of
Mississippi river.
359. The "Short Tower," Wisconsin.
360. Passing the "Grand Chute" with bark canoe, Fox River.
361. View of Mackinaw, Lake Michigan, an U. S. outpost.
362. View in the "Cross Timbers," where General Leavenworth died
on the Mexican borders.
363. View on Lower Missouri--alluvial banks falling in, with their
huge cotton-woods, forming raft and snags, 600 miles above
St. Louis.
364. View on Upper Missouri--the "Blackbird's Grave."
Where "Blackbird," Chief of the Omahas, was buried on his favourite
war-horse, which was alive; 1100 miles above St. Louis.
365. View on Upper Missouri--"Blackbird's Grave," a back view;
prairies enamelled with wild flowers.
366. View on Upper Missouri--"Brick Kilns," volcanic remains, clay
bluffs, 200 feet, supporting large masses of red pumice, 1900
miles above St. Louis.
367. View on Upper Missouri--Foot war-party on the march,
beautiful prairie--spies and scouts in advance.
368. View on Upper Missouri--Prairie Bluffs at sunrising, near
mouth of Yellow Stone.
369. View on Upper Missouri--Mouth of the Platte; its junction
with the Missouri, 900 miles above St. Louis.
370. View on Upper Missouri--Magnificent Clay Bluffs, 1800 miles
above St. Louis; stupendous domes and ramparts, resembling
some ancient ruins; streak of coal near the water's edge; and
my little canoe, with myself and two men, Bogard and Bàtiste,
descending the river.
371. View on Upper Missouri--Cabane's trading-house; Fur Company's
establishment: 930 miles above St. Louis, showing a great
avalanche of the bluffs.
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