 Just below the falls is a little island in the middle of the river well covered with timber. Here on a cottonwood tree an eagle had fixed its nest, and seemed the undisputed mistress of a spot, to contest whose dominion neither man nor beast would venture...  General Electric Review - Halaman 150oleh General Electric Company - 1911Tampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
 | 1815 - 558 halaman
...Just below the falls is a little island in the middle of the river well covered with timber. Here, on a cottonwood tree, an eagle had fixed its nest,...man nor beast would venture across the gulfs that •urround it, and which is further secured by the mist rising from the falls. This solitary bird could... | |
 | Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Nicholas Biddle - 1814 - 518 halaman
...river. Just below the falls is a little island in the middle of the river well covered with timber. Here on a cottonwood tree an eagle had fixed its nest, and seemed the undisputed mis. tress of a spot, to conCest whose dominion neither man nor beast would venture across the gulfs... | |
 | 1815 - 628 halaman
...falls is a little island in the middle of the river well covered with timber. Here, on a cottomvood tree, an eagle had fixed its nest, and seemed the...man nor beast would venture across the gulfs that surround it, and which is further secured by the mist risiug from the falls. This solitary bird could... | |
 | Meriwether Lewis, William Clark - 1815 - 460 halaman
...Falls is a little island in the middle of the river well covered with timber. Here on a cotton- wood tree an eagle had fixed its nest, and seemed the undisputed...man nor beast would venture across the gulfs that surround it, and which is further secured by the mist rising from the Falls. This solitary bird could... | |
 | 1815 - 554 halaman
...falls is a little island ia the middle of the river- well covered with timber. Here, on a cottomvood tree, an eagle had fixed its nest, and seemed the...man nor beast would venture across the gulfs that unround it, and which is further secured by the mist rising from the fells. This solitary hird could... | |
 | 1816 - 592 halaman
...under one of them is » little island in the middle of the птет, well covered with timber. Here, on a cottonwood tree, an eagle had fixed its nest,...man nor beast would venture across the gulfs that surround it, and which a further secured by the mist rising from the falls. The fatigues of the men... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, George Ord - 1828 - 442 halaman
...below the upper pitch is a little island in the middle of the river, well covered with timber. Here on a cottonwood tree an Eagle had fixed its nest,...man nor beast would venture across the gulfs that surround it, and which is further secured by the mist rising from the falls."* The Bald Eagle was observed,... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 halaman
...the falls," says Captain Lewis, " is a little island in the river, well covered with timber. Here, on a cotton-wood tree, an eagle had fixed its nest, and seemed the undisputed mistress of a spot, to invade which neither man nor beast could venture across the gulf that surrounds it ; while it is farther... | |
 | American Institute of Instruction - 1839 - 224 halaman
...which he did not feel authorised to correct, we find the following monstrous expression : — " Here on a cotton-wood tree, an eagle had fixed its nest, and seemed the undisputed mistress of a spot, to invade which neither man nor beast could venture across the gulf that surrounds it ; while it is farther... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1839 - 70 halaman
...throne. The queen put on his own robes. The river is swollen, and she is overflowing her banks. Here, on a cotton-wood tree, an eagle had fixed its nest, and seemed the undisputed mistress of the spot ; but he will soon be dispossessed of his ancient and solitary domain. The male discovers... | |
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