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William Henry Ashley

American Businessman

Born: 1778

Died: Mar 26, 1838

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The weather was fine, the valleys literally covered with buffaloe, and everything seemed to promise a safe and speedy movement to the first grove of timber on my route, supposed to be about ten days' march. William Henry Ashley

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. William Henry Ashley

War People Other Indians Guns Some Dressed Generally Had Armed Missouri Well Instruments Bows Were Arrows Common Skins Among

Having now reached a point where danger might be reasonably apprehended from strolling war parties of Indians, spies were kept in advance and strict diligence observed in the duty of sentinels. William Henry Ashley

War Strict Duty Diligence Danger Spies Indians Having Point Advance Observed Reached Parties Were Where Might Reasonably Now Kept

After the departure of the land parties, I embarked with six men on thursday, the 21st april, on board my newly made boat and began the descent of the river. William Henry Ashley

Made Men April Embarked River Thursday Parties Began Departure Six After Newly Board Boat Land Descent

Some of them profess to be well acquainted with all the principal waters of the Columbia, with which they assured me these waters had no connection short of the ocean. William Henry Ashley

Me Ocean Waters Assured No Connection Some Had Columbia Principal Well Short Which Them Acquainted Profess Connection

It appears from Mr. Smith's account that there is no scarcity of buffalo as he penetrated the country. William Henry Ashley

Country Scarcity He Buffalo Smith Account Appears

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

Three Out Days Least Falling Snow Common Note Two

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