 The cold was so extremely severe, that Mr. Gist had all his fingers and some of his toes frozen, and the water was shut up so hard, that we found no difficulty in getting off the island on the ice in the morning,* and went to Mr. Frazier's.  George Washington: An Historical Biography - Page 68by Horace Elisha Scudder - 1889 - 253 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Marshall - Generals - 1804 - 654 pages
...efforts, we could not get to either shore, but were obliged, as we were near an island to quit our raft and make to it. The cold was so extremely severe,...the ice, in the morning, and went to mr. Frazier's. We met here with twenty warriors, who were going to the southward to war: but coming to a place on... | |
 | John Marshall - Presidents - 1804 - 648 pages
...efforts, we could not get to either shore, but were obliged, as we were near an island to quit our raft and make to it. The cold was so extremely severe,...the ice, in the morning, and went to mr. Frazier's. We met here with twenty warriors, who were going to the southward to war : but coming to a. place on... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 562 pages
...efforts, we could not get to either shore; but were obliged, as we were near an island, to quit our raft and make to it. The cold was so extremely severe, that Mr. Gist had all his lingers and some of his toes frozen ; and the water was shut up so hard, that we found no difficulty... | |
 | 1805 - 618 pages
...get to either shore, but were obliged, as we were near an island to quit our raft and make to itThe cold was so extremely severe, that Mr. Gist had all...the ice, in the morning, and went to Mr. Frazier's. We met here with twenty warriors, who were going to the southward to war: but coming to a place on... | |
 | Abiel Holmes - America - 1813 - 478 pages
...was saved. " The cold" he observes, " was so extremely severe, that Mr. Gist. [then his companion] had all his fingers, and some of his toes frozen;...hard, that we found no difficulty in. getting off the itlandon the ice in the morning." Washington's Journal. 2 " It is situated on the fouth or west fork... | |
 | 1826 - 438 pages
...probably, the first one below Pine-creek, now know as Hare's Island. " The cold," continues the Journal, " was so extremely severe, that Mr. Gist had all his...frozen, and the water was shut up so hard that we had no difficulty iu getting off the island, on the ice, in the morning, and went to Mr. Frazier's,... | |
 | Abiel Holmes - America - 1829 - 650 pages
...was saved. " The cold," he observes, " was so extremely severe, that Mr. Gist [then his companion] had all his fingers, and some of his toes frozen ;...getting off the island, on the ice, in the morning." Washington's Journal. 2 " It is situated on the south or west fork of French creek, and is almost surrounded... | |
 | 1832 - 564 pages
...efforts, we could not get to either shore, but were obliged, as we were near an island, to quit our raft and make to it. The cold was so extremely severe,...the ice in the morning, and went to Mr. Frazier's. We met hero with twenty warriors, who were going to the southward to war ; but coming to a place on... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1834 - 574 pages
...efforts, we could not get to either shore, but were obliged, as we were near an island, to quit our raft and make to it. "The cold was so extremely severe,...the ice in the morning, and went to Mr. Frazier's. We met here with twenty warriors, who were going to the southward to war ; but coming to a place on... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 574 pages
...efforts, we could not get to either shore, but were obliged, as we were near an island, to quit our raft and make to it. "The cold was so extremely severe,...the ice in the morning, and went to Mr. Frazier's. We met here with twenty warriors, who were going to the southward to war ; but coming to a place on... | |
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