 ... continued his flight. The foremost of the Indians, on arriving at the place, stopped till others came up to join them, when they set up a hideous yell. Every moment of this time was improved by Colter, who, although fainting and exhausted, succeeded...  Chambers's Pocket Miscellany - Page 48by William Chambers - 1854Full view - About this book
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