 | Jacob K. Neff - 1845 - 642 pages
...that we expected every moment our raft to sink, and ourselves to perish. I put out my setting-pole to try to stop the raft, that the ice might pass by...saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft-logs. 144 FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR. " Notwithstanding all our efforts, we could not get on either shore, but... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1845 - 562 pages
...that we expected every moment our raft would sink, and ourselves perish. I put out my setting-pole to try to stop the raft, that the ice might pass by...fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the rafliogs. Notwithstanding all our efforts, we could not get the raft to either shore, but were obliged,... | |
 | Horatio Hastings Weld - 1845 - 250 pages
...expected every moment our raft to sink, and ourselves to perish. I put out my setting-pole to try and stop the raft, that the ice might pass by, when the rapidity of the stream threw it with such force WASHINGTON CROSSING THE ALI. EOHANY. !THE NE'Ar 'OKfc • I PUBLIC LI; tiARY.I ji />FTOR,... | |
 | Israel Daniel Rupp - 1846 - 788 pages
...manner, that we expected every moment our raft to sink and ourselves to perish. I put out my setting pole to try to stop the raft that the ice might pass by;...fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft logs. Notwithstanding all our efforts, we could not get to either shore, but were obliged, as... | |
 | Horatio Hastings Weld - 1846 - 250 pages
...expected every moment our raft to sink, and ourselves to perish. I put out my setting-pole to try and stop the raft, that the ice might pass by, when the rapidity of the stream threw it with such force WASHINSTON CROSSINO THE ALLEGHANY. L against the pole, that it jerked me out into ten feet... | |
 | John Frost - 1847 - 604 pages
...that we expected every moment our raft to sink, and ourselves to perish. I put out my setting pole to try to stop the raft, that the ice might pass by,...fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft logs. Notwithstanding all our efforts, we could not get to either shore, but were obliged, as... | |
 | George William Featherstonhaugh - 1847 - 444 pages
...that we expected every moment our raft to sink, and ourselves to perish. I put out my setting-pole to try to stop the raft, that the ice might pass by,...fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft logs. Notwithstanding all our efforts we could not get the raft to either shore, but were obliged,... | |
 | George William Featherstonhaugh - 1847 - 812 pages
...that we expected every moment our raft to sink, and ourselves to perish. I put out my setting-pole to try to stop the raft, that the ice might pass by,...fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft logs. Notwithstanding all our efforts we could not get the raft to either shore, but were obliged,... | |
 | Israel Daniel Rupp - 1848 - 788 pages
...manner, that we expected every moment our raft to sink and ourselves to perish. I put out my setting pole to try to stop the raft that the ice might pass by;...fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft logs. Notwithstanding all our efforts, we could not get to either shore, but were obliged, as... | |
 | 1848 - 534 pages
...that we expected every moment our raft to sink, and ourselves to perish. I put out my setting pole to try to stop the raft, that the ice might pass by, when the rapidity of the stream threw it with to much violence against the pole, that it jerked me out into ten feet water; but I fortunately saved... | |
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