Colter, who is a remarkably strong man, immediately retook it, and handed it to Potts, who remained in the canoe, and on receiving it, pushed off into the river. He had scarcely quitted the shore, when an arrow was shot at him, and he cried out — "Colter,... The Museum of Remarkable and Interesting Events, Containing Historical ... - Página 2441855Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| John Bradbury - 1817 - 386 páginas
...them to come ashore. As retreat was now impossible, Colter turned the head of the canoe to the shore ; and at the moment of its touching, an Indian seized the rifle belonging to Potts ; but Colter, who is a remarkably strong man, immediately retook it, and handed it to Potts, who remained in the canoe,... | |
| 1818 - 762 páginas
...them to come ashore. A retreat was now impossible, Colter turned the head of die canoe to the shore; and at the moment of its touching, an Indian seized the rifle belonging to Potts; but Colter, who is a remarkably strong man, immediately retook it, and handed it to Potts, who remained in the canoe,... | |
| 1818 - 806 páginas
...them to come ashore. A retreat was now impossible, Colter turned the head of the canoe to the shore; and at the moment of its touching, an Indian seized the rifle belonging to Potts; but Colter, who is a remarkably strong man, immediately retook it, and handed it to Potts, who remained in the canoe,... | |
| 1818 - 588 páginas
...them to come ashore. As retreat was now impossible, Colter turned the head of the canoe to the shore; and at the moment of its touching, an Indian seized the rifle belonging to Potts; but Colter, who is a remarkably strong man, immediately retook it, and handed it to Potts, who remained in the canoe,... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1822 - 368 páginas
...to come on shore. As retreat was now impossible, Colter turned the head of the canoe to the shore, and at the moment of its touching, an Indian seized the rifle belonging to Potts ; but Colter, who is a remarkably strong man, immediately retook it and handed it to Potts, who remained in the canoe,... | |
| John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 páginas
...insisted that the noise wag caused by buffaloes, and they proceeded on. In a few minutes afterwards their doubts were removed, by a party of Indians making...seized the rifle belonging to Potts ; but Colter, who is a remarkably strong man, immediately retook it, and handed it to Potts, who remained in the canoe,... | |
| William Oxberry - 1824 - 382 páginas
...insisted that the noise was caused by buffaloes, and they proceeded on. In a few minutes afterwards their doubts were removed, by a party of Indians making...seized the rifle belonging to Potts ; but Colter, who is a remarkably strong man, immediately retook it, and handed it to Potts, who remained in the canoe,... | |
| 1825 - 840 páginas
...to come on shore. As retreat was now impossible, Colter turned the head of the canoe to the shore, and at the moment of its touching an Indian seized the rifle belonging to Potts ; but Colter, who is a remarkable strong man, immediately retook it, and handed it to Potts, who remained in the canoe,... | |
| Reuben Percy - 1826 - 382 páginas
...the moL 2 ment of its touching, an Indian seized the rifle belonging to Potts ; but Colter, who is a remarkably strong man, immediately retook it, and...handed it to Potts, who remained in the canoe, and on recovering it pushed off into the river. He had scarcely quitted the shore when an arrow was shot at... | |
| 1826 - 370 páginas
...retreat was now impossible, Colter turned the head of the canoe to the shore, and at the mo1.9 inent of its touching, an Indian seized the rifle belonging to Potts ; but Colter, who is a remarkable strong man, immediately retook it, and handed it to Potts, who remained in the canoe,... | |
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