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Page 151
... steep ; we were continually ascending or descending , and as it rained all the afternoon , the footing for our beasts was very bad . I was riding on a horse , and he not being so sure - footed or so cautious as a mule , often stumbled ...
... steep ; we were continually ascending or descending , and as it rained all the afternoon , the footing for our beasts was very bad . I was riding on a horse , and he not being so sure - footed or so cautious as a mule , often stumbled ...
Page 184
... steep side of this gorge , often along the side of a precipice , where a few logs were laid to prevent the mules going over , but really increas- ing the danger , for they were old and rotten . Large boulders , imbedded in dark ...
... steep side of this gorge , often along the side of a precipice , where a few logs were laid to prevent the mules going over , but really increas- ing the danger , for they were old and rotten . Large boulders , imbedded in dark ...
Page 187
... steep range oppo- site . We had either to return to San Rafael to take the right road or to cross the range . The latter looked rather formid- able , but we determined to try it . It was very steep and rocky , but amongst the pines ...
... steep range oppo- site . We had either to return to San Rafael to take the right road or to cross the range . The latter looked rather formid- able , but we determined to try it . It was very steep and rocky , but amongst the pines ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
Commence journey up San Juan riverPalms and wild canes | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
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