 The men in the hindmost canoes discovered a large brown bear lying in the open grounds, about three hundred paces from the river ; six of them, all good hunters, immediately went to attack him, and, concealing themselves by a small eminence, came unperceived...  The Modern Voyager & Traveller, Through Europe, Asia, Africa, & America ... - Page 158by William Adams - 1836Full view - About this book
 | Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Nicholas Biddle - Columbia River - 1814 - 518 pages
...are also many high black bluffs along the banks: the game too is in great abundance. Towards evening the men in the hindmost canoes discovered a large brown bear lying in the opengrounds, about three hundred paces from the river: six of them, all good hunters, immediately went... | |
 | 1815 - 628 pages
...found him, which was at least two hours after he received the wound." Vol. I. p. 214. " Towards evening the men in the hindmost canoes discovered a large...and concealing themselves by a small eminence came unperccived within forty paces of him : four of the hunters now fired, and each lodged a ball in his... | |
 | 1815 - 554 pages
...found him, which was at least two hours after he received the wound." Vol. I. p. 214. " Towards evening the men in the hindmost canoes discovered a large...hunters, immediately went to attack him, and concealing tbrmselves by a small eminence came unperceived within forty paces of him : four of the hunters now... | |
 | 1816 - 658 pages
...field would doubtless be much at their ease in such a predicament as the following: * Towards evening the men in the hindmost canoes discovered a large...unperceived within forty paces of him. Four of the hunters n»w fired, and each lodged a ball in his body, two of them directly through the lungs. The furious... | |
 | Methodist Church - 1821 - 494 pages
...bear, lying in the open grounds about 300 paces from the river. Six of them, all good hunters, set out to attack him, and concealing themselves by a small...came unperceived within forty paces of him. Four of them now fired, and each lodged a ball in his body, two of them directly through the lungs. The justly... | |
 | Charles Hulbert - America - 1823 - 374 pages
...the side of the forehead, and the sharp projection of the centre of the frontal bone, which is also thick. The men in the hindmost canoes discovered a...and, concealing themselves by a small eminence, came unnerceivcd within forty paces of him ; four of the hunters now fired, and each lodged a ball in his... | |
 | William Adams (M.A.) - Voyages and travels - 1832 - 516 pages
...the wound. The wonderful power of life which these animals possess renders them dreadful ; their Yety track in the mud or sand, which has been sometimes...and, concealing themselves by a small eminence, came nnperceived within forty paces of him ; four of the hunters now fired, and each lodged a ball in his... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1833 - 274 pages
...discovered a large brown bear lying on the open ground, about three hundred paces from the river. Six good hunters immediately went to attack him, and concealing themselves by a small eminence, approached within forty yards. Four of their number now fired, and each lodged a ball in his body —... | |
 | Thomas Bingley - 1839 - 324 pages
...evening the men in the hindmost of the canoes discovered a large brown bear lying on the open ground about three hundred paces from the river. Six of them, all good hunters, set out to attack him ; and, concealing themselves by a small eminence, came unperceived within forty... | |
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