Stories of American pioneers: Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Fremont, Kit Carson . > ^.p. liJ I LEWIS AND CLARK. li;3 There, he could look down upon the wonder-ful valley on either side. At the western base flowed a river;and far up the river he could see the villageof the Shoshones. These Lewis reached; andhaving made the red men presents, induced afew of them to return with horses to guidehis people across the ridge. There was great rejoicing in the campon the Jefferson when Lewis returned. Atonce they all set forth into the was a most perilous journey; for the guidesled them
Stories of American pioneers: Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Fremont, Kit Carson . > ^.p. liJ I LEWIS AND CLARK. li;3 There, he could look down upon the wonder-ful valley on either side. At the western base flowed a river;and far up the river he could see the villageof the Shoshones. These Lewis reached; andhaving made the red men presents, induced afew of them to return with horses to guidehis people across the ridge. There was great rejoicing in the campon the Jefferson when Lewis returned. Atonce they all set forth into the was a most perilous journey; for the guidesled them through deep canyons, along theedges of rocky precipices, always higher andhigher, till at last the crest was reached, andthe downward descent begun. This, if pos-sible, was more perilous still ; for so steep werethe descents and so narrow the paths, thatone misstep must have thrown both horse and K*- ^. V^
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