Whooping and screeching, they ran to their canoes, crossed the river, climbed the woody hill, and swarmed down upon the plain beyond.Previously in
Parkman Vol. 3, Chapter 16
The French of Canada were seeking to secure a monopoly of the furs of the north and west; and, of late, the enterprises of La Salle on the tributaries
Traces of the Iroquois Conquest
Night and silence brooded over the waste, where, far as the raven could wing his flight, stretched the dark domain of solitude and horror.Previously
Parkman Vol. 3, Chapter 15
And now La Salle's work must be begun afresh. He had staked all, and all had seemingly been lost.Previously in The Discovery of the Great
Parkman Vol. 3, Chapter 12
When they mounted to the top of the hills, they saw beyond them a rolling sea of dull green prairie, a boundless pasture of the buffalo and the
La Salle on the Upper Lakes
While thus employed, they were startled by a sight often so fearful in the waste and the wilderness, -- the print of a human foot.Previously in The
Parkman Vol 3, Chapter 11
A fresh breeze sprang up; and with swelling canvas the "Griffin" ploughed the virgin waves of Lake Erie.Previously in The Discovery of the Great
Parkman Vol. 3, Chapter 10
It has been a matter of debate on which side of the Niagara the first vessel on the Upper Lakes was built.Previously in The Discovery of the Great
Fr. Hennepin’s Journey
They crossed the eastern extremity of Lake Ontario on snow-shoes, and pushed southward through the forests.Previously in The Discovery of the Great