A Geographical, Historical, Commercial, and Agricultural View of the United States of America: Forming a Complete Emigrant's Directory Through Every Part of the Republic: Particularising the States of Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Illinois; and the Territories of Alabama and Missouri ... East and West Florida, Michigan, and North-western ... Likewise, an Account of the British Possessions in Upper and Lower Canada ...Edwards & Knibb, 1820 - 751 páginas |
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... kill at a considerable distance . The whole world does not produce better marksmen , with any weapon : they will kill birds flying , fishes swimming , and wild beasts running . They live dispersed in small villages , either in the woods ...
... kill at a considerable distance . The whole world does not produce better marksmen , with any weapon : they will kill birds flying , fishes swimming , and wild beasts running . They live dispersed in small villages , either in the woods ...
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... kill our game , come upon our lands , and again try to get them from us ! " Brother ; We are determined not to sell our lands , but to continue on them - we like them they are fruitful , and produce us corn in abundance , for the ...
... kill our game , come upon our lands , and again try to get them from us ! " Brother ; We are determined not to sell our lands , but to continue on them - we like them they are fruitful , and produce us corn in abundance , for the ...
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... and at other times decoy them into a kind of pound , where they often kill more than a hundred at a time . n The American Elk is much larger than the animal known by the same name in Europe ; some of 46 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA .
... and at other times decoy them into a kind of pound , where they often kill more than a hundred at a time . n The American Elk is much larger than the animal known by the same name in Europe ; some of 46 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA .
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... killed , the moose is a valuable acquisition to the hunters ; the flesh being well tasted , easy of digestion , and very nourishing . The hide has been known to turn a musket ball ; however , it is soft and pliable , and when tanned ...
... killed , the moose is a valuable acquisition to the hunters ; the flesh being well tasted , easy of digestion , and very nourishing . The hide has been known to turn a musket ball ; however , it is soft and pliable , and when tanned ...
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... killed . The Wakon - bird , which probably is of the same spe- cies with the Bird of Paradise , receives its name from the ideas the Indians have of its superior excellence ; the Wakon - bird being , in their language , the bird of the ...
... killed . The Wakon - bird , which probably is of the same spe- cies with the Bird of Paradise , receives its name from the ideas the Indians have of its superior excellence ; the Wakon - bird being , in their language , the bird of the ...
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