. Audubon and his journals [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. r' THE MISSOURI RIVER JOURNALS 195 front of the buildings is about a hundred feet square; from the centre rises a flag-staft' fifty feet high; from this wave the glorious folds of the starry banner of our native land, made more beautiful by its situation in the dreary wilder- ness around it. The wanderer, as he sees the bright folds from afar, hails them with gladness, as it means for him a place of safety. No sight is more welcome to the voya- geur, the hunter, or the trapper. That flag cheers all who claim it
. Audubon and his journals [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. r' THE MISSOURI RIVER JOURNALS 195 front of the buildings is about a hundred feet square; from the centre rises a flag-staft' fifty feet high; from this wave the glorious folds of the starry banner of our native land, made more beautiful by its situation in the dreary wilder- ness around it. The wanderer, as he sees the bright folds from afar, hails them with gladness, as it means for him a place of safety. No sight is more welcome to the voya- geur, the hunter, or the trapper. That flag cheers all who claim it as theirs, and it protects all, white men or red. Here in the wilderness all fly to it for refuge, and depend on it for security. Upon the arrival or departure of the Bourgeois, men of note, or arrival and departure of the boats, the flag is raised, and salutes fired. Here, where but few are gathered together, undying attachments are formed, a unanimity of feeling exists, to be found per- haps only in similar situations. When the hour of parting comes it is with regret, for amid the common dangers, so well known, none know when the meeting again will be, and when the hour of meeting comes, the joy is honest and unfeigned that the dangers are safely surmounted. Such is Fort McKenzie, such are its inmates. Removed as they are from civilization and its pleasures, home and friends, they find in each other friends and brothers: friends that forsake not in the hour of danger, but cling through all changes; brothers in feeling and action, and 'though there be many, in heart they are one.'". Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Audubon, John James, 1785-1851; Audubon, Maria R. (Maria Rebecca), b. 1843; Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. New York : C. Scribner
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