The council also engaged to furnish twenty-five sleighs for the use of the expedition, and to afford every assistance in its power in "Collecting Hay, Provisions and Transporting Flour.
Through constant strain of toil and hardship many fell sick, and in the passage of the rapids much of their provisions was lost, so that the horror of starvation was added to the heavy measure of their suffering.
Arrived at the place of embarkation on the lake, not half boats enough had been provided for the transportation of the army, nor sufficient provisions for its sustenance.
They often carried their own provisions for the journey, to the disgust of the innkeepers, and this was known as traveling "tuckanuck," a name and custom that savors of Indian origin.
In this condition, and with only three days' provisions remaining, an immediate retreat was decided upon by a council of war.
Our provisions are not nearly exhausted, and when fodder fails, we can eat the horses first.
As soon as he got in speaking distance, he asked them what they were throwing their provisions to the creek for.
I said, "I think you had better lay in enough provisions to last three months, Capt.
He selected three men to divide the provisions among the families of the train.
There must have been as much as twelve hundred pounds of provisions laying on the ground when they got through, and I saw the contents of two other wagons share the same fate that same day.
After the emigrants had stored the provisions in their wagons, we went on to the place we had selected for a camping ground for that night.
We laid in a supply of provisions and tobacco, enough to last three months, and struck the trail for western Texas.
As soon as they finished eating, they hooked up their ox teams and drove down to the creek and stopped at the bank and commenced to throw their provisions into the water.
They yoked them up and hooked them to two of the wagons and took what they wanted of the provisions and clothes and left the rest laying on the ground.
Each of them had taken as much provisions as he could carry, with his gun and blanket, pick and shovel, and they had struck out into the mountains.
To these was added very shortly a chair in Mexican Indian languages, in accordance with the special provisions of the imperial charter.
I have already broke one colonel and five captains for cowardice, and for drawing more pay and provisions than they had men in their companies.
We haveprovisions in abundance, and those of the best sort, and we are able to raise sufficient for double the number of inhabitants.
The quantity of the finished work which they sell to the inhabitants of the country, necessarily regulates the quantity of the materials and provisions which they buy.
This will ensure a good supply of provisions and other necessities, and promote the cultivation of the land.
Finally on the 78th day, with water almost gone and provisions short, they determined to change their course since they had already exceeded the usual fifty days for the run.
On the death of the parish priest of San Simon, in this present year, the last of the provisions of said royal order was carried out.
True it is that for some time this absurdity, which would be ludicrous had it not been so serious, has disappeared; but even if the words have gone out of use other facts and other provisions have replaced them.
Franklin was never fully recouped by the British Government for the payments he had to make on account of provisions which the general had instructed him to procure for the use of the army.
With the provisions there'll be no room for four people.
And Joseph gave them wagons according to Pharao's commandment: and provisionsfor the way.
Again, there were provisions in the boat, but no water.
Even Constance yielded to the common terror once when the men of the watch escorted the bearer of a tray-load of provisions to the occupants of the coal-cellar.
At twelve you will relieve me, and I will go below to secure provisions and water sufficient to maintain the lives of my daughters, you and myself for a few hours longer than the others.
The whole regiment was drawn out into the fields, and remained there all night, provisions being brought to them from the villages, and news was sent to the King and Prince Rupert.
As for the troops, they experienced great hardships owing to the inadequate supplies of provisions and fuel at the camp, although there might be plenty of both at the base.
In 1867 these provisions were extended to the Army Reserve.
On June 25, the day after the defeat of the Austrians, the French troops had no provisions at all for twenty-four hours, except some biscuits which were so mouldy that no one could eat them.
There was need, also, to provide stores of provisionsfor the troops.
Every soldier is accompanied by his wife, who carries the provisions and prepares his meals.
In the mercantile quarters of the city, the shops were only opened for a few hours, and provisions became more and more scarce, and consequently dearer, as only a few Indians came to the city and brought very little with them.
Matting was spread for him to squat on, and the bestprovisions set before him.
They, in obedience to their king's order, continued to supply him with provisions and water.
It has no fresh water except what is reserved in cistern from rain, and such as is daily brought from terra firma in boats, yet there was no want of it, and all sorts of excellent provisions were very cheap.
Roane seemed to me one of the pleasantest and most agreeable places imaginable, for a retired person: for, besides the situation on the Loire, there are excellent provisions cheap and abundant.
At Roanne we indulged ourselves with the best that all France affords, for here the provisions are choice and plentiful, so as the supper we had might have satisfied a prince.
Provisions are wonderfully cheap; we seldom sat down to fewer than eighteen or twenty dishes of exquisite meat and fruits.
Those who had provision in their gnap-sacks did broil it at the fire, and others went into the villages thereabouts to buy some fresh provisionsfor their officers, but, alas!
He took refuge among these rocks, to which provisions were secretly conveyed for his use, and there he secreted his treasure.
From the somewhat detached nature of our dwellings, and the consequent inconveniencies attendant on all dining at one table, permission was given to such families as chose, to be furnished with provisions and cook their own board.
They have provisions enough growing to supply three times their number, and they are calculating on a large increase this season.
The others, most of the time, have had their provisions charged to them, and done their own cooking in their respective families, although their apartments are very inconvenient for that purpose.
But going on to an uncultivated place like that, without ample means to obtain the provisionsthey required, and at such a season, seems to me to have been a very imprudent step; and so the sequel proved.
About ten months after the commencement of the Association, a partial scarcity of provisions took place, and other difficulties occurred, which may in part be attributed to neglect in keeping the accounts.
In a few minutes more theprovisions had all disappeared, and many persons who were not in the first rush, had to go hungry.
The Society has advanced to the members during the past year $3,293, mostly in provisions and such necessary clothing as could be procured.
The young women were most industrious, attending to the supper table and the provisions in a very steady, business-like manner; but the young men were mostly lounging about doing nothing.
The various parties brought their provisions with them, and toward noon the whole of it was collected and spread upon the table by the waiters, for all to have an equal chance.
We have an abundance of cattle, horses, crops and provisions for the wants of our present numbers, and physical energy enough to obtain more.
It must be admitted, indeed, that the provisions for recording caste distinctions gave an odd shape to the census-papers left at the houses at Secrole, in which European officers were asked to state their "caste or tribe.
In another part of the paper are telegraphic reports from the captains of the seven immigrant trains not yet come in, giving their position, and details of the number of days' march for which they have provisions still in hand.
At length they are laid in a deep pit, lined with rich furs; tears and lamentations are again renewed, and for some time fresh provisions are daily laid, by this simple people, upon the graves of their departed friends.
They immediately constructed an intrenchment, defended by palisades, in a commanding situation over the river, where their stores and provisions were safely deposited.
This voyage had the ostensible pretext of carrying provisions to the Cape de Verde Islands; the private instructions given were carried into effect when the caravel departed thence.
At the same time, he learned that the tribe he proposed to assail had put all their provisions into a place of security, and were prepared for a protracted and harassing resistance.
Through the generous kindness of Pocahontas, supplies of provisions were furnished to the settlement, till the arrival of a vessel from England, replenished its stores.
He, however, captured a convoy under the charge of De Roquemont, with several families on board, and a large supply of provisions for the settlement.
The weather became very bad, the winter approached, and provisions began to fail: there was no alternative but to return, and with bitter regret and disappointment he adopted that course.
Four missionaries were appointed to found the first Iroquois church; and to supply temporal wants, provisions for a year, and sufficient seed to sow the lands about to be appropriated, were sent with the expedition.
The constant and harassing enmity of the savages combined with the bad state of the provisions left in the fort, to render the disease which had broken out so fatal in its results.
It has been a great thing for the people to have had these three whalers as they have been able to get provisions and material.
Notice having been given, they appeared en masse at the hour named, but without anything to take provisions away in, so the younger women went back to get tins.
Let him also buy provisions for the way; for my business requires haste.
As the principal guest had brought his own provisions with him, it was a comfortable and plentiful repast.
Provisions are generally high, at least such as cannot be obtained in the country.
The peak appeared so near, that there was no doubt of our returning before night; and a few men were left in charge of the mules, with our provisions and blankets.
We reached our deposite of provisions at nightfall.
We had a stock of provisions for fifteen days carefully stored away in the carts, and this I resolved should only be encroached upon when our rifles should fail to procure us present support.
We took with us some of the best animals, and my intention was to proceed as rapidly as possible to the house of Mr. Sutter, and return to meet the party with a supply of provisions and fresh animals.
Two men have just arrived for provisions from the Abjuba river, who state that they have worked five days, and gathered $950 in gold, the largest piece weighing nearly one ounce.
Our provisions consisted of dried meat for two days, with our little stock of coffee and some macaroni.
But our little stock of provisions had again become extremely low; we had only dried meat sufficient for one meal, and our supply of flour and other comforts was entirely exhausted.
On the afternoon of the 27th we met one of the men, who had been dispatched by Mr. Sarpy with a welcome supply of provisions and a very kind note, which gave us the very gratifying intelligence that our boat was in rapid progress.
I have already said that our provisions were very low; we had neither tallow nor grease of any kind remaining, and the want of salt became one of our greatest privations.
At first the soldiers who were imprisoned with Klearchus took away the provisions which were sent to him and ate them themselves, giving him but a small part of them.
Bidding his men collect provisions for several days, he marched as far as Kenchreae, hoping to draw out Aristippus to attack Kleonae during his absence, as indeed happened.
No provisions could be found in this country, nor yet be brought into it from without, and the army was reduced to slaughtering the beasts of burden, so that an ass's head sold for more than sixty drachmas.
But when he found that his party had not enough money to procure them provisions even for one day, he was forced to adopt other plans.
Papa says Pancho will have to go over to the stage station at least once a week for letters and any provisions we may need.
