. Sword and pen : or, Ventures and adventures of Willard Glazier in war and literature ... . act that he was thoroughly at homein that region, having hunted and trapped there formany years. So intense had become the Captains de-sire not to return until he had thoroughly exploredItasca and the surrounding country, that it was withan anxious heart he now put the question to his com-panions: would they be willing, on such a limited sup-ply of rations as they had remaining, to assist him inhis explorations, or would they vote for an immediatedescent of the river ? To his great relief he found heha
. Sword and pen : or, Ventures and adventures of Willard Glazier in war and literature ... . act that he was thoroughly at homein that region, having hunted and trapped there formany years. So intense had become the Captains de-sire not to return until he had thoroughly exploredItasca and the surrounding country, that it was withan anxious heart he now put the question to his com-panions: would they be willing, on such a limited sup-ply of rations as they had remaining, to assist him inhis explorations, or would they vote for an immediatedescent of the river ? To his great relief he found hehad so completely inoculated them, or at least hisbrother and Mr. Paine, with his own ambition thatwith one voice they decided in favor of a thorough ex-ploration. The Indians were soon persuaded to give 464 SWORD AND PEN. their consent, and so, before retiring for the night, theentire party expressed their determination to stand bythe Captain until he was satisfied that every effort hadbeen made to discover the remotest springs in whichthe Great River really had its origin. OLCRAFT ISLAND.
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