25 Quotes by William Henry Ashley

We continued to move forward without loss of time, hoping to be able to reach the wood described by the Indians before all our horses should become exhausted.

We were therefore obliged to unload our boats of their cargoes and pass them empty over the falls by means of long cords which we had provided for such purposes.

These mountains appear to be almost entirely composed of stratas of rock of various colours (mostly red) and are partially covered with a dwarfish growth of pine and cedar, which are the only species of timber to be seen.

The snow continues with high winds we remain at this camp to day in consequence of the weather.

Snow is so common that I have omitted to note its falling at least two days out of Three.

The Yellowstone river is a beautiful river to navigate.

The only very rugged part of the route is in crossing the Big Horn mountain, which is about 30 miles wide.

Several speeches were made by the chiefs during the council, all expressive in the highest degree of their friendly disposition towards our government, and their conduct in every particular manifested the sincerity of their declarations.

These people were well dressed in skins, had some guns, but armed generally with bows and arrows and such other instruments of war as are common among the Indians of the Missouri.