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" A few hours' ride brought us to the banks of the river Kansas. "
Us
River
Ride
" America, when it became known to Europeans, was, as it had long been, a scene of wide-spread revolution. "
Known
Been
America
" A military road led from this point to Fort Leavenworth, and for many miles the farms and cabins of the Delawares were scattered at short intervals on either hand. "
Military
Hand
Point
" Crossing the Penobscot, one found a visible descent in the scale of humanity. "
Crossing
Found
Humanity
" Early on the next morning we reached Kansas, about five hundred miles from the mouth of the Missouri. "
Mouth
Morning
Miles
" Fort Leavenworth is in fact no fort, being without defensive works, except two block-houses. "
Fact
Fort
Two
" Four men are missing; R., Sorel and two emigrants. They set out this morning after buffalo, and have not yet made their appearance; whether killed or lost, we cannot tell. "
Appearance
Men
Lost
" Here society is reduced to its original elements, the whole fabric of art and conventionality is struck rudely to pieces, and men find themselves suddenly brought back to the wants and resources of their original natures. "
Men
Society
Resources
" It was a rich and gorgeous sunset - an American sunset; and the ruddy glow of the sky was reflected from some extensive pools of water among the shadowy copses in the meadow below. "
Glow
American
Water
" Many of the Iroquois and Huron houses were of similar construction, the partitions being at the sides only, leaving a wide passage down the middle of the house. "
Only
Construction
Down
" Not a breath of air stirred over the free and open prairie; the clouds were like light piles of cotton; and where the blue sky was visible, it wore a hazy and languid aspect. "
Clouds
Cotton
Free
" Our New England climate is mild and equable compared with that of the Platte. "
New
Our
New England
" Riding in advance, we passed over one of these great plains; we looked back and saw the line of scattered horsemen stretching for a mile or more; and far in the rear against the horizon, the white wagons creeping slowly along. "
Horizon
Riding
White
" The fortified towns of the Hurons were all on the side exposed to Iroquois incursions. "
Towns
Iroquois
Exposed
" The great medley of Oregon and California emigrants, at their camps around Independence, had heard reports that several additional parties were on the point of setting out from St. Joseph's farther to the northward. "
California
Point
Independence
" The reader need not be told that John Bull never leaves home without encumbering himself with the greatest possible load of luggage. Our companions were no exception to the rule. "
Home
Need
Possible
" We were in all four men with eight animals; for besides the spare horses led by Shaw and myself, an additional mule was driven along with us as a reserve in case of accident. "
Men
Us
Along
" We were now arrived at the close of our solitary journeyings along the St. Joseph's trail. "
Along
Close
Now
" We were now, as I before mentioned, upon this St. Joseph's trail. It was evident, by the traces, that large parties were a few days in advance of us; and as we too supposed them to be Mormons, we had some apprehension of interruption. "
Days
Trail
Before
" We were soon free of the woods and bushes, and fairly upon the broad prairie. "
Bushes
Were
Woods
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