Overland Monthly: Devoted to the Development of the CountryA. Roman and Company, 1885 |
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Page 562
... spring from which it commences its def- inite course , nor pollute the same . " riparian proprietor , " as understood ... springs and streams are abundant ; hence irrigation and the many other uses of water which give it value and render ...
... spring from which it commences its def- inite course , nor pollute the same . " riparian proprietor , " as understood ... springs and streams are abundant ; hence irrigation and the many other uses of water which give it value and render ...
Page 578
... Spring of 1862 did not measure its rainfall in Western Tennessee by inches , but by feet . But in time , our camp was fairly estab- lished . Sibley tents were distributed , one for fourteen men . They protected us from the rain , but ...
... Spring of 1862 did not measure its rainfall in Western Tennessee by inches , but by feet . But in time , our camp was fairly estab- lished . Sibley tents were distributed , one for fourteen men . They protected us from the rain , but ...
Page 581
... spring on their prey . No camp - fire was lighted ; no unnecessary sound was permit- ted ; but silent , watchful , with mind and heart prepared for conflict , the Southern hosts waited for the morning . * * * Such was the situation , so ...
... spring on their prey . No camp - fire was lighted ; no unnecessary sound was permit- ted ; but silent , watchful , with mind and heart prepared for conflict , the Southern hosts waited for the morning . * * * Such was the situation , so ...
Page 582
... spring . I had scarcely got out of sight of camp , when the firing toward the front , though faintly heard , seemed too steady to be caused by the pernicious habit which prevailed of the pickets firing off their guns on returning from ...
... spring . I had scarcely got out of sight of camp , when the firing toward the front , though faintly heard , seemed too steady to be caused by the pernicious habit which prevailed of the pickets firing off their guns on returning from ...
Page 595
... Spring opened at last , with a fair promise of an abundant season . The rains ceased , and the flood subsided almost as suddenly as it had come . The hope of finding any bodies upon the beach was abandoned finally , and one morn- ing it ...
... Spring opened at last , with a fair promise of an abundant season . The rains ceased , and the flood subsided almost as suddenly as it had come . The hope of finding any bodies upon the beach was abandoned finally , and one morn- ing it ...
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