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Excerpt from Altowan, Vol. 1 of 2: Or, Incidents of Life and Adventure in the Rocky Mountains
At that period, I was probably, of all others, the person in this city who could best further his views; and when the season for his departure ar rived, he carried with him the necessary letters of introduction to my old fellow-soldiers in the West, and to such prominent gentlemen, not in the army, as could, by their position and advice, put him in the way of accomplishing the object of his visit to our shores. Among those to whom I gave him letters, were the late Governor clarke, of Missouri, and Generals atkinson and ashley. The latter, though not of the army, went annual ly into the Indian country in military array, to receive on the head-waters Of the Yellow Stone, the furs and peltries which had been collected during the preceding year, and to furnish the next year''s supply Of Indian goods to the traders and it was under his auspices, that our author first vis ited the Rocky Mountains. When General Asa ley returned to the haunts of civilization, my friend, accompanied by a small band of hired voy.
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At that period, I was probably, of all others, the person in this city who could best further his views; and when the season for his departure ar rived, he carried with him the necessary letters of introduction to my old fellow-soldiers in the West, and to such prominent gentlemen, not in the army, as could, by their position and advice, put him in the way of accomplishing the object of his visit to our shores. Among those to whom I gave him letters, were the late Governor clarke, of Missouri, and Generals atkinson and ashley. The latter, though not of the army, went annual ly into the Indian country in military array, to receive on the head-waters Of the Yellow Stone, the furs and peltries which had been collected during the preceding year, and to furnish the next year''s supply Of Indian goods to the traders and it was under his auspices, that our author first vis ited the Rocky Mountains. When General Asa ley returned to the haunts of civilization, my friend, accompanied by a small band of hired voy.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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William Drummond Stewart
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ISBN - 9781528283328
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm
Page Count - 319
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William Drummond Stewart
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ISBN - 9781331570950
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Page Count - 321
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