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thus become well posted long enough before the Boat could be seen | thus become well posted long enough before the Boat could be seen | ||
Frequently large bands would appear along the shore bidding defiance to us in all kind of shapes and forms but would always flee to the mountains whenever an attempt was made to land where they would suddenly disappear in the heavy timber or among the cliffs and rocks | Frequently large bands would appear along the shore bidding defiance to us in all kind of shapes and forms but would always flee to the mountains whenever an attempt was made to land where they would suddenly disappear in the heavy timber or among the cliffs and rocks | ||
We generally avoided the large | We generally avoided the large Rancheries and therefore no direct colision was had, but at one time below the mouth of Rogue River, while on shore in the evening we found ourselves confronted by the Indians in large numbers who gradually crowded upon our camp in such a manner as to leave no doubt of their intention to make an attack | ||
It was nearly sundown a quantity of game had been killed, and preparations for camping had been made upon a narrow strip of sand about 75 yds wide from the waters edge to the abrupt rocky bluffs [[back?]] | It was nearly sundown a quantity of game had been killed, and preparations for camping had been made upon a narrow strip of sand about 75 yds wide from the waters edge to the abrupt rocky bluffs [[back?]] | ||
It was in a nice little cove beautifully sheltered | It was in a nice little cove beautifully sheltered | ||
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thus become well posted long enough before the Boat could be seen Frequently large bands would appear along the shore bidding defiance to us in all kind of shapes and forms but would always flee to the mountains whenever an attempt was made to land where they would suddenly disappear in the heavy timber or among the cliffs and rocks We generally avoided the large Rancheries and therefore no direct colision was had, but at one time below the mouth of Rogue River, while on shore in the evening we found ourselves confronted by the Indians in large numbers who gradually crowded upon our camp in such a manner as to leave no doubt of their intention to make an attack It was nearly sundown a quantity of game had been killed, and preparations for camping had been made upon a narrow strip of sand about 75 yds wide from the waters edge to the abrupt rocky bluffs back? It was in a nice little cove beautifully sheltered