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Title: Marvels of the new West : a vivid portrayal of the stupendous marvels in the vast wonderland west of the Missouri River : comprising marvels of nature, marvels of race, marvels of enterprise, marvels of mining, marvels of stock-raising, and marvels of agriculture, graphically and truthfully described
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Thayer, William Makepeace, 1820-1898
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Publisher: Norwich, Conn. : Henry Bill Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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3^4 MARVELS OF THE NEW WEST. and Douglass lost no time in getting started. Being lame from hav-ing had a thigh dislocated three years ago, and not being used toriding, I asked to ride behind Douglass. The moon came out soclearly that thenight seemedlike day. Weforded the riverand trotted offtowards themountains onthe south. Douglassbreath smelledstrongly of whis-key. He said :Your fatherdead; I had afather once; hetoo is dead.Agent no under-stand about thefight Indiansmake. The otherIndians all tookout bottles ofwhiskey, whichthey held up be-tween their eyesand the moon asthey drank, so asto see how muchwas left. Doug-lass, as he rodealong, sang whatseemed to be an obscene song to a pretty melody in slow measure. When he hadfinished, he asked how I liked it. My limb ached so terribly that Icould scarcely sit on the horse. Douglass held it a while ; then hestrapped it in a kind of a sling to his saddle. I asked if I could seemy daughter, Josephine. Douglass replied, Yes. As we rode, a
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CAPTIVITY OF MRS. MEEKER AND DAUGHTER. MARVELS OF ENTERPRISE. 385 villanous-looking Indian trotted alongside, and slapped me on theshoulder, and asked me how I would like to be his squaw, and madeindecent proposals. Chief Douglass listened and laughed. He saidthe Indian was an Arapahoe, and I would kill Utes if I married anArapahoe. ** We left the trail, and came to a little canon in the mountains,with high rocks on all sides. All dismounted, and the prisoners weresearched by the Indians, even to our shoes and stockings. Theystole my pocket-book, which was full of needles, and a handkerchief;but they gave the handerchief back. They talked indecently to us,and made shameful proposals. They were drunk, and their conver-sation was loud with ribaldry. They even threatened me with deathif I did not submit to their bestiality. Fortunately I escaped outrage,but had to submit to terrifying threats of violence and death. Doug-lass went through the burlesque of imitating the employees in keep-i

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