During their nineteen marches along the base of these ranges, their severest obstacle was the Semliki river, a bold stream, 100 yards wide, whose crossing was rendered doubly difficult by the Warasmas natives.
The river is about 600 yards wide, rapid, with quicksand bottom, but can be forded when not above a medium stage.
A bow of yew, five feet long, still retaining the notch at both ends for the string; another specimen measures only 3½ feet in length.
The third station (l'Église) lies between the shore and the Grand City, and is separated from the latter by a sterile band 220 yards wide.
Sixty yards to the north of this island there was a flat prominence, called the "Werder," which was completely cut off from the mainland, partly by bogs and partly by an arm of the lake 55 yards wide.
Late in the afternoon of May 13th the lane between the forge and the ship began to widen very much, so that in a couple of hours' time it was about 90 yards wide.
The Illinois River is about 450 yards wide at its mouth, and bears from the Mississippi N.
II-56] The [Leech Lake branch of the] Mississippi is only 15 yards wide.
Passed through two fearful places, one in particular where the whole body of water rushes through a gate, formed by huge rocks not 50 yards wide.
The river a small way below the mouth is not more than 100 yards wide.
The Shewe Lee at its mouth, is between 5 and 600 yards wide, but only an inconsiderable portion of this is occupied by water, and this to no depth.
Bayfield measured the left channel yesterday; it is nearly 750 yards wide.
The river was here about six yards wide, and frequently dammed up by the beaver.
After dinner he continued his route, and at the distance of half a mile passed another creek about five yards wide.
The sleeping tables have upright edges; they are from 4 to 5 yards long, nearly 2 yards wide, and have fully a yard of inclination.
Above the rapids the river is a succession of long reaches of water about 100 yards wide, and wide flats covered with reeds, the roots of which seem to form an important article of food with the natives.
We forded the Portneuf in a storm of rain, the water in the river being frequently up to the axles, and about 110 yards wide.
This harbour has somewhat the shape of a bent bow or the spade on a playing-card, the shaft of the arrow being the entrance in; the passage is very deep, but not more than 100 yards wide, and it goes in nearly S.
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