Stories of American pioneers: Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Fremont, Kit Carson . earth. Then, alas, the grape-vine broke, and all the other Mandans fellback into their old home beneath the lake ;and so it was that the whole tribe, when, atlast they should die, must go back to theoriginal home of their people. So the winter passed. Often the white LEWIS ANT) CLARK. 105 men had been cold and hungry; and oftenthey had longed for a look into theircomfortable homes far away beyond theAlleghanies. But they were not the men to turn backtill their work was finished ; and so, whenspring came again, a
Stories of American pioneers: Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Fremont, Kit Carson . earth. Then, alas, the grape-vine broke, and all the other Mandans fellback into their old home beneath the lake ;and so it was that the whole tribe, when, atlast they should die, must go back to theoriginal home of their people. So the winter passed. Often the white LEWIS ANT) CLARK. 105 men had been cold and hungry; and oftenthey had longed for a look into theircomfortable homes far away beyond theAlleghanies. But they were not the men to turn backtill their work was finished ; and so, whenspring came again, and the river was clear I of ice, and there was no danger from floods, I they set out again. The Mandans had told them much ofthe country beyond. There were great ? mountains, they had said. And there was i S a great gorge, where a whole river plungedover the cliffs. It had a roar like thunder,and on the cliffs there was an eagles was in the cottonwood, and in the verymidst of the torrent. More and more difficult grew the journeyup the river. The water was shallow here. LEWIS AND CLARK. 107 and there, and made its way over sharp anddangerous rocks. The cable was used often,and sometimes the boats could be guidedamong the rocks only by oars and long poles. At last, on the 26th of May, the Yellow-stone River was passed; and up against the skyrose the Rockies. The summits were coveredwith snow, even as the Mandans had said •and one day in June, behold — the cataractitself was heard roaring in the distance. Then Lewis started out. For hours hetraveled, forcing his way through densethickets and through treacherous waters. Louder and louder grew the roar; andat last, climbing on a rocky hill, Lewis stoodupon a high cliff and looked down upon thecataract,— the first white man who had everlooked upon this sublime sight! For thirteen miles — one tearing down 108 LEWIS AND CLARK. upon another — with great areas of foamingrapids between — stretched these wonderfulcascad
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