Quotation:
"It appears from Mr. Smith's account that there is no scarcity of buffalo as he penetrated the country."
More quotes from: William H. Ashley
- "After an unremitting and severe labour of two days, we returned to our old encampment ..."
- "After the departure of the land parties, I embarked with six men on thursday, the ..."
- "As my men could profitably employ themselves on these streams, I moved slowly along, averaging ..."
- "Being informed by the Pawneys that one hundred of my old enemies (the Arikara warriors) ..."
- "Game continues abundant, particularly buffaloe. "
- "Having now reached a point where danger might be reasonably apprehended from strolling war parties ..."
- "I had the Big Horn river explored from Wind River mountain to my place of ..."
- "It appears from this information that the river is not the Multnomah, a southern branch ..."
- "Many of their lodges remained as perfect as when occupied. They were made of poles ..."
- "Northwardly, at an equal distance, were several mountains or high hills irregularly seated over the ..."
- "On my passage thither, I discovered nothing remarkable in the features of the country. "
- "Several speeches were made by the chiefs during the council, all expressive in the highest ..."
- "Snow is so common that I have omitted to note its falling at least two ..."
- "Some of the valleys afford a species of fine grass, but the uplands produce but ..."
- "Some of them profess to be well acquainted with all the principal waters of the ..."
- "The ascent of the hills (for they do not deserve the name of mountains) was ..."
- "The Eutaus are part of the original Snake nation of Indians. "
- "The first two days, the country we met with was undulating with a gradual ascent ..."
- "The only very rugged part of the route is in crossing the Big Horn mountain, ..."
- "The principal or highest part of the mountain having changed its direction to east and ..."
- "The snow continues with high winds we remain at this camp to day in consequence ..."
- "The valleys and south sides of the hills were but partially covered with snow, and ..."
- "The weather was fine, the valleys literally covered with buffaloe, and everything seemed to promise ..."
- "The Yellowstone river is a beautiful river to navigate. "
- "These mountains appear to be almost entirely composed of stratas of rock of various colours ..."
- "These people were well dressed in skins, had some guns, but armed generally with bows ..."
- "They urged me to take up winter quarters at the forks of the Platt, stating ..."
- "This dividing ridge is almost entirely destitute of vegetation except wild sage with which the ..."
- "This was much the most severe duty my men had to perform, but they did ..."
- "Today we made 30 miles. "
- "We continued to move forward without loss of time, hoping to be able to reach ..."
- "We encamped on an island after making about twenty-five miles. "
- "We remained at our encampment of this day until the morning of the 7th, when ..."
- "We were therefore obliged to unload our boats of their cargoes and pass them empty ..."


