. The western echo: a description of the western states and territories of the United States. As gathered in a tour by wagon. , and soonthe whole country, as far as the eye could reach. to the west and far to the east, was in a grass was thick and tolerably high, and the 112 romsperts travels flames rolled over the level prairie like a tideupon the ocean and with mighty velocity. Weset fire to the grass upon the south side of theriver, and with a roar it disappeared over thehills. We then rushed our teams and wasronsacross the stream upon the burned space andwatched the oncome. The t
. The western echo: a description of the western states and territories of the United States. As gathered in a tour by wagon. , and soonthe whole country, as far as the eye could reach. to the west and far to the east, was in a grass was thick and tolerably high, and the 112 romsperts travels flames rolled over the level prairie like a tideupon the ocean and with mighty velocity. Weset fire to the grass upon the south side of theriver, and with a roar it disappeared over thehills. We then rushed our teams and wasronsacross the stream upon the burned space andwatched the oncome. The thirty miles wereskimmed in a short time, and buffaloes, deer,antelopes, and wolves came in a tumultuousthrong, howling and bellowing, Avith the fireclose in the rear. On came the conflagration,leaping, whizzing, and roaring like thunder;and it was a sight to see the animals plunge pre-cipitately into the stream. Now and then anold, shaggy wolf would be outrun by the flames,and when the hair began to singe such howlingwas never heard. The heat was so intense thatbut few animals got through the blaze alive, andthey were left in the hot ashes, and came outpretty well singed and sor
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