| 单词 | fordable |
| 例句 | For example, in the Chinese town of Tumen, the only border barrier was a narrow river, fordable by a determined escapee in seconds. North Korea’s Kim channels inner Trump as wall arises on border with supposed critical ally China 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z In a desperate attempt to prove that the straits were anything but dire, Mr. Coppola and director of photography Vittorio Storaro tried to show the adjustors that the “stream” was in fact fordable. Scott Glenn used Marine training to help save ‘Apocalypse Now’ 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z Af- fordable daycare, universal pre-K, paid family medical leave, equal pay, and raising the federal minimum wage would be foregone conclusions. An excerpt and discussion of Sen. Gillibrand's new book 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z Morris thought that they meant to drown and scalp him, but soon saw his mistake; for they led him through the stream, which was fordable, and thence towards the Miami village. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z This brought them presently, by many windings and through thick brush, to a spot where the brook was fordable. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z It is a perennial stream, fordable in very few places, and then only in its upper waters. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z But the river was shallow and fordable at this point, and a party of lancers had already made its way well out from the farther shore. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z With reference to the long-accepted reading 'silver-forded,' the epithet is loosely used not for in the state of being forded, but for in a state to be forded, or fordable, and hence shallow. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:22.977Z It is curious to remember that in the middle of the 18th century the river was fordable on foot at Dumbuck, 12 m. below Glasgow and 1� m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z It was not fordable; but there was a canoe there with a man sitting in it. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z We found the Vaal River fordable and the going was easy. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z "We've learned one lesson," said the colonel, when at last they halted on the northerly bank of a stream which had proved barely fordable. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z The stream was not fordable, but, by exercise of great energy and industry, a rude foot-bridge was laid. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z Here they found a wide stream, rippling over a gravelly bed, with difficulty fordable. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z His occupation there, as Herodotus describes it, is very unintelligible; the Diala was punished by being divided into 360 canals, and so made fordable. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z The rain had come on long before he reached the creek, but the stream was still fordable. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z So down he went, and, to his joy, found the stream was fordable. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z At dark the cars were rolled up to that point by hand, and we learned that the Little Tennessee River above us was fordable for cavalry. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z The only obstacles are the small rivers and creeks, mostly fordable, and having clumps of bamboos growing on their banks providing a perfect material for temporary bridges or for making rafts. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z There are no mountain ridges or dense forests to interrupt travel, and most of the rivers are easily fordable. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z The bridge over the Mukker had been broken by a fallen tree, but the river, so formidable in the rains, was easily fordable. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z Most of these were, at that season of the year, easily fordable; though in some the water was up to my pony's girths. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z He probably knew that the river was fordable at that season, but preferred to pass his men over dry-shod. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z On approaching the Stour, at a point opposite Churchill, where they knew the river was fordable, they perceived Sir Richard Walsh's force approaching, and threw themselves into a ditch to avoid observation. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z "So," said he, "the first thing is done; do you think the river is fordable?" For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z General Barnard, of the Engineers, starting out to discover if the river was fordable at a certain point, called upon Custer to accompany him. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z On the 1st of May we would have found that valley barely fordable; on the 25th of June it was as dry as a bone. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z There the river is fordable, just above Palmer's Falls and below the old scow-ferry. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z “The marshes are fordable only in summer, my king,” said Denewulf, “and then only by those who know the secret.” A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z Though some of the streams were fordable, and all the smaller ones frozen over, the enemy made no attempt to cross any of them. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z One, the Yorksey, which was only just fordable, had been but a stagnant puddle when we passed it before. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z Fortunately for the Buccaneers, a rock appeared just above water at some distance from the shore, and the way to it being fordable, they waded thither. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z The shallow, too, attracts him, though its value varies; it must ever be a doubtful thing, because the shallow depends upon the moods of a river, and a ford is not always fordable. A West Country Pilgrimage 2011-08-05T02:00:48.947Z The marshes were not fordable, but Denewulf brought from the rushes a little coracle, capable of bearing four, and soon the entire party stood on the island itself and examined it. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z But now I heard her ask thy father if there were but the three bridges across the Raritan, and if ’twere not fordable. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z They landed their unwelcome freight upon the English Stones, which appeared to be a part of the shore, but was in reality separated by water, fordable only at low tide. The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble 2011-06-12T02:00:06.820Z On Thursday the 28. of August, Lambert with a far greater number of rebels attaq'd him, and after some dispute gain'd the pass, the river being then fordable. Boscobel Or, The History of his Sacred Majesties most Miraculous Preservation 2011-06-08T02:00:15.873Z It was a difficult and dangerous movement, where two armies, intent on battle, were only separated by such a stream as the Chickamauga, which was everywhere easily fordable above Lee & Gordon's. Chattanooga and Chickamauga Reprint of Gen. H. V. Boynton's letters to the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, August, 1888. 2011-05-10T02:00:58.760Z So Oswald selected a spot where the river was fordable; then, he and a hundred stalwart Saxons stood shoulder to shoulder, keeping the enemy at bay whilst the rank and file crossed the stream. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z The Teuton name Frankfort means a free ford, and the town owes its origin to an imperial castle built by Charlemagne at a point where the Namur is fordable. The Prussian Terror 2011-05-04T02:00:15.170Z They sent two men up the additional river some length, and they brought word that it was indeed narrower by much, but nowhere fordable, but deep and rapid. A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before 2011-04-07T02:00:17.607Z At nine we were under the necessity of waiting to ferry them over a river from the South, which is not fordable. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z Even cross-country trails were indicated when fordable streams rendered such passage not too difficult. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z On the news of William's landing, the bridges were thrown down, but in many places the river was fordable, during dry weather, both for man and horse. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z In the rear was a stream, lined with rushes and long reeds, fordable to those well acquainted with its depths, but offering no easy passage to British infantry. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z F, were thrown across the river at New Bridge to ascertain whether the water covering the road beyond was fordable for infantry. Vermont riflemen in the war for the union, 1861 to 1865 A history of Company F, First United States sharp shooters 2011-01-28T03:00:21.780Z The lake is fordable by cavalry from the point where the reeds run obliquely into the water. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z Our preparations being completed, and the river, though still deep, being pronounced fordable, the army commenced to withdraw to the south side on the night of the 13th. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z But to effect this in the face of sturdy enemies was a most formidable task, and the Saxons were sufficiently numerous to guard the river effectually wherever it was fordable. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z But about this they anticipated no difficulty; having examined the drift on the day before, and found it easily fordable. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z Outside the village was a stream some forty feet wide, deep, but easily fordable in some places; and this would have to be crossed. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z The stream is fordable in all parts by infantry. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z How had they ascertained that the drift was fordable? The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z However, the three remaining prisoners had escaped for the time, probably through their better knowledge of the road, which at this point leads to a fordable part of the torrent. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 It is a rapid and muddy stream, dangerous to cross when swollen by the melting of the snows in Armenia, but fordable in its ordinary state. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" Upon taking view of the river, they agreed upon Picquigny, where the Somme is neither wide nor fordable. The Boke of Noblesse Knowing the moat to be fordable, he had crossed it with the water shoulders high, and after making for the stables, had taken refuge in a kind of bog inaccessible to the horsemen. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster During the dry season the stream is fordable in several places, and many times had the young Scotchman crossed it. Friend Mac Donald Another tribe, called La Salas, inhabits a number of low fertile islands in Lake Chad, separated from the mainland by fordable channels. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" One pack pony was drowned in a sudden dip of what looked like a fordable stream. The Land of Strong Men They ascertained, during the chase, that we were on an island, separated from the main shore by a channel, fordable at low water. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea Thus it was unwise to linger on the near bank of one that was fordable a moment longer than necessary. Campmates A Story of the Plains They may cross fordable streams only, and must always run within hailing distance of each other. Harper's Round Table, July 16, 1895 The river is fordable for infantry at only one place. The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century A small stream, fordable in several places, was all that separated his raw, inexperienced army from an enemy vastly superior in numbers and discipline, and stung to action by the mortification of a late defeat. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools The stream there receives another branch, but it is fordable without difficulty, being nowhere much above knee-deep. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea It may or may not be fordable, but in any case it means a disadvantage to us and an advantage to the Russians. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War But the drift, which is usually fordable, was now too deep, for the Boers had dammed the river. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War Further, in addition to the main channel which was the chief obstacle, there was a second channel beyond it, which, though not wide and sometimes fordable, constituted an additional delay to the crossing. To Lhassa at Last A creek, fordable only in two places, rendered the hook difficult of access. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools The river is fordable at the head of Depew's Island, a little above the house. The Journal of Lieut. John L. Hardenbergh of the Second New York Continental Regiment from May 1 to October 3, 1779, in General Sullivan's Campaign Against the Western Indians With an Introduction, Copious Historical Notes, and Maps of the Battle-field of Newtown and Groveland Ambuscade The river was found fordable at one place, eighty yards wide in the narrowest part, and running north. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia At one part, however, this creek was fordable at low water. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Among these, when there was nothing but a fordable river to cross, slaves would perpetually escape from Texas: and where would be the remedy? Peace with Mexico A bridge across a creek connecting with a ruined causeway across the marsh, led to the mainland, and the upper end of the creek was fordable at low water. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools The creek was shallow and fordable, but to reach the crossing it was necessary to follow a dizzy bridle path steeply downward and in single file, between thick growing saplings and laurel. The Portal of Dreams To the south, separated by a strait that is fordable at low water, lies the isle of Oronsay, 2� m. long by 2� m. wide. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" Akbar had then with him but forty horsemen, and, the river being fordable, he endeavoured to conceal his men until reinforcements should arrive. Rulers of India: Akbar They had come up the trail from the southwest, where the draws were barely fordable. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas The object of their present incursion was to surprise an outpost of the American army stationed near a fordable part of the Croton River, not far from Pine's Bridge. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Then we traveled, sometimes on the ice and sometimes on land, till we came to a river that was open but not fordable, where we made a raft and passed over, bag and baggage. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 River being fordable, the enemy crossed in heavy force both at Mill Springs and mouth of Greasy Creek. History of Morgan's Cavalry With horses and wagons the rivers were usually fordable; and what more would you want? Across Asia on a Bicycle A report of an officer states that the James River is not fordable anywhere above for forty miles. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital At his first glance he saw, “Correct range, 1,800 yards”; “this stream not fordable”; “slope of hill 15 degrees inaccessible for artillery.” The Boy Scout and Other Stories for Boys It was an ancient Indian runaway, for the creek was fordable near this point. With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga Nowhere else, in the then stage of water, was the river fordable in that immediate vicinity. History of Morgan's Cavalry It was not a large stream, and was easily fordable. Alexander the Great Makers of History At the “Scorpion” we refreshed ourselves with coffee, and then re-crossed the river, which was scarcely fordable; we got to El Massin about six o’clock; the brigadier told us he had shot a hyena. Notes in North Africa Being a Guide to the Sportsman and Tourist in Algeria and Tunisia Across the stream, which was fordable there, a young man and his younger wife, with the saddle-marks of the city on them, had their white nest. Claim Number One No, he said; they would have to go that way, for there was only one fordable place in the river for many miles. The Rustler of Wind River The right was covered by the rivulet of Kolocza, which was everywhere fordable, but ran through a deep ravine. Through Russian Snows A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow Except after heavy rains, these are almost always fordable, and are commonly sunk fifty or sixty feet perpendicular below the general level of the plain. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha For three-quarters of a mile below the entrance of the creek the Monongahela was unusually shallow, forming a gentle rapid or "ripple," and easily fordable at almost any point. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 After considerable searching and sounding, a place so nearly fordable was found as to enable a portion of the command to cross over. Three Years in the Federal Cavalry It is very crooked, fordable, but with steep banks difficult for artillery or wagons, except where a way has been carved out at the fords. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War The river is not fordable except in low water, and then in but few places. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail Where we come upon streams of any size or depth, light wooden bridges have been built; and fascines have made some boggy parts fordable in wet weather. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand During ebb-tide the water of the shallow pool W. of the town fell so much that it was fordable and the bottom was firm. Helps to Latin Translation at Sight And the only river on their road was one small and narrow, to be passed near its source, before it was increased by any other streams, and easily fordable. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens It was fordable, certainly; a good rider might cross well enough; but a good rider would scarce choose to trust an unskilful one there. Say and Seal, Volume I At last the tide was low enough to make the river fordable, and Edward ordered his troops to dash forward into the river. Richard II Makers of History "Yes, with the discouraging fact that we are likely to pass a dozen fordable points, and strike a place that is deeper than anywhere else." The Young Ranchers or, Fighting the Sioux Descending into this valley we soon crossed the river, which is fordable at this season, and in a few minutes entered a lane between the low stone walls that surround the station. The Land of Thor There are two fordable places in the Tugela ... they are about two miles apart ... History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government The stream at this point was fordable; and crossing over, we stood upon the deserted camp-ground. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Having disposed of the mona, our cavalcade started, and we rode down to the Sheshaoua River, still in heavy flood, but fordable since the fine night. In the Tail of the Peacock He had waded the whole distance, thus proving that the stream was easily fordable at that point. The Young Ranchers or, Fighting the Sioux He knew that this bay, even at its neck, was quite shallow and fordable. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains The Tugela is, as a rule, fordable at this season of the year at the regular passages, and has an average breadth of some 120 to 150 yards. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government The central channel is navigable by small craft, and the other channels are fordable waist-deep. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Under cover of this the Highlanders passed the morass in the one fordable place. The Red True Story Book Cortés had found a place that was fordable, and, halting halfway across, had vainly endeavoured to check the confusion, and lead his followers safely to the opposite bank. The True Story Book Sudden descents to fordable streams and sudden ascents to the opposite banks are succeeded by long stretches of passage through cultivated fields, where there appears no sign of road at all. A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions We crossed several rivers and streams, most of them fordable, but one or two we found wide and deep and were compelled to float our wagon across. Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography The next day my mate said that the river was fordable, and he would cross. Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869 Sir Patrick, being absent-minded, let his horse carry him whither it would, and in the morning found himself at Tweedside, far out of his way, at a place not fordable and without his servant. The Red True Story Book They told us it would not be fordable for several days; it being now six feet higher than usual, and rising. The Farmer Boy, and How He Became Commander-In-Chief In the rains this would be scarcely fordable, but now not even a trickle of water could be seen. The Pools of Silence Backing up the water of a stream so that it overflows a considerable area forms a good obstacle even though of fordable depth. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition In order to ascertain whether it was fordable, they entered it on horse-back, and approached the nearer side, notwithstanding the hail of stones and arrows which the Gallic slingers and archers poured down upon them. The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death The Kilkenny farm is divided by the King’s River, which at times is so rapid and impetuous as not to be fordable by the strongest horse. Minnie's Pet Lamb The Arkansas was very low, in many places not much more than a wide sandbar, and was easily fordable at numerous points. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 He told them that they were within the distance of a league from the Dnieper, but that it was not fordable there, and could not yet be frozen over. The Two Great Retreats of History Here, among heavy tracts of fallen timber and countless tumbled rocks, they came at last to the white water of their river, now grown very small and easily fordable by the horses. The Young Alaskans on the Missouri From native sources it was learnt that the river and the Riet River were fordable anywhere—a statement which was afterwards found to be entirely false. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 The Antietam in front of Burnside was deep, not fordable, flowing in the bottom of a charming valley, and overshadowed by trees. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The only obstacle between us and Mankato was the Big Cottonwood river, which was fordable. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier The river not being fordable, they cut down some neighboring trees to provide the means of crossing. The Two Great Retreats of History They had forgotten that; and sometimes the ford was not fordable, and it was necessary to go round-about in order to cross a ferry. Little Grandfather The bed of the river is liable to frequent changes, and a fresh of water after rain may, in a very short time, convert a fordable place into a quicksand. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 The Potomac was unusually low; there had been a long season of dry, beautiful weather, rendering it fordable in many places. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy It was fordable, but the army had not crossed. The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand He was in hopes that on reaching the bank, and following along the water’s edge, he might find the continuation of the road at some point where the stream was fordable. The Tiger Hunter Here the general and his guide quickly dismounted, the girl leading down a ravine to the water's edge, where Forrest examined the depth and satisfied himself that the place might prove fordable. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality At length the tide was out,—so far, at least, that the stream was fordable. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 Burnside sent some troops farther down the river, where it was fordable. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy It being higher ground the artillery commanded the town, the Assanpink was not fordable in front, the bridge was narrow, and the left secured by the Delaware. The Campaign of Trenton 1776-77 The Cumberland valley continues the valley of Virginia into Pennsylvania, the two being separated by the Potomac, which in this part of its course is usually fordable at many points. History of the Nineteenth Army Corps In this section after a time the hills recede on both sides, and the stream is wide and so shallow that it is fordable in places in the cold weather. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir In such case, there will be a detention of several hours, as the current of a main herd is not fordable by any known human mechanism. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 Meuse was falling rapidly and becoming fordable in many places, hence the difficulty of defence. 1914 Here a little river, easily fordable, and not more than a dozen spear lengths across flows from one wood into another. Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country Some of the streams we had to cross were not fordable, and we had great difficulty in getting ourselves ferried over. Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 The narrow path, worn smooth by the feet of runners, followed high ground to avoid the dense brush, and led to points where the streams were shallowest and most easily fordable. Tecumseh A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People; Vol. 17 of Chronicles of Canada A stream spanned by a bridge, but fordable above and below, separated him from an Austrian force of four times his strength. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War Then, the flood having somewhat subsided, we went westward along the river bank until we found a fordable spot. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer Our black guide, however, advised that we should cross the river, which was here fordable, and by steering north, considerably shorten the journey. Adventures in Africa By an African Trader Crossing of Pecos.—Water deep and not fordable; river 42 yards wide. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions The foe were now precipitated in masses over the bridge, shattered by shot, into the Sutlej, which a sudden rise had rendered hardly fordable. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign Moral: 'Tis easier to watch and defend one bridge than many miles of fordable water. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War Hoping that the others might be equally as fordable, we pushed rapidly on, the darkness meanwhile gathering thickly about us, and the rain continuing to fall. Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time The lake was so low, that there was a fordable stretch of its bottom between the mainland and this island. Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies The Missing Pearl Necklace Good camp on the west side of the Brazos, which is always fordable except in very high water. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions The river, which ran along the whole front, was fordable in most places, but the banks were so steep, that only at certain points could artillery be got across. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign Now, this was the only bridge for some miles up or down; and though the river was fordable at many points, the fords were deep and impassable after rains. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War Scip having returned, and reported the stream fordable to the bridge, I said to him, pointing to the "notice:" "Read that, Scip." Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time Hold; you said just now the river wasn’t fordable. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1 Small Branch.—Camp is three miles below the crossing of Port Neuf River, which is fordable. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions It is here nearly as wide as the Thames at Henley, fordable in some places, and flowing very gently. Impressions of South Africa It was snow-fed, for in the evening the current was strong and deep, whereas early in the morning the level of the water was several feet lower, being, however, even then hardly fordable. In the Forbidden Land To gain Chadderton's Hill, it became necessary to cross the Bronx, which was fordable at that place. The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn I then asked him, "What about the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers;" whether they were fordable for gunboats? A Military Genius Life of Anna Ella Carroll of Maryland Blackfoot River.—Sixteen miles from the last camp "Blackfoot" and "Hell Gate" River's enter, and about one mile of this distance is impassable for wagons; they would have to cross the river, which is fordable. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions They were then to make their way through the brushwood and to cross the stream, which was fordable, when they would find another road, invisible from the one above. Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy Dio immediately mounted, and pointing down the stream, made signs to us that he would recross in that direction; we rode along the bank, very doubtful, however, whether a fordable spot could be found. With Axe and Rifle The whole town of Batopilos went to gaze at the extraordinary sight as soon as the river was fordable. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited It was fordable, though rather deep, and as the leading men on their small horses plunged in the water was up to their saddle-girths. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat From the appearance of the current a little lower down, we hoped that we should there find the river fordable; we accordingly agreed to lead our horses to it. Afar in the Forest The stream had become fordable, and leaving our “lair”, we crossed over, and struck into the woods on the opposite side. The Rifle Rangers “That part looks fordable at all events,” said the Dominie, pointing it out to me. With Axe and Rifle It was hoped thus to outflank and enfilade the hostile line; but the movement was checked by the Riet, which, contrary to the intelligence received, was not fordable. Story of the War in South Africa 1899-1900 The river, which was very low, was fordable in many places; so much so, that the enemy might march a battalion in front. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. The river in this part was not fordable for a considerable distance on either side of the bridge, and it could have been easily rendered impassable. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. The Assunpink was fordable in places at low water, but it was spanned by a substantial stone bridge, which gave on the road followed by Sullivan, at the west end of the village. For Love of Country A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the Revolution The next day the river was fordable, and most of the baggage and four battalions crossed. At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War The river Fum was rising, but was still fordable, and they crossed it, with difficulty. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti He took the short cut, judging that, at the point where it crossed the river, the stream was still fordable. The Young Mountaineers Short Stories It is probable that they have a force at the bridge near San Felices; but I believe the river is fordable in many places, now. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War "How far does this river run before it becomes fordable, Jacques?" Saint Bartholomew's Eve A Tale of the Huguenot WarS In the middle, deep enough to drown, but on the edges it's fordable. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains That bridge certainly was not necessary to the enemy for crossing Bull Run, either with his troops or wagons, as that stream was easily fordable at numerous places, both above and below. The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government Where the streams were fordable the current was usually so strong that the infantry had to pass two by two with their arms thrown round each other's shoulders. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume III The Agueda had now become fordable; and Crawford, with his light brigade, 2500 strong, was exposed to a sudden attack at any time. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War It was only fordable at one point, as they all knew, because they had, of course, already crossed it before. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know To all the other calamities of the Dutch was added the extreme drought of the season, by which the greatest rivers were much diminished, and in some places rendered fordable. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. The king of England, a martial and politic prince, at the head of a powerful army, lay at a very small distance, and was only separated from them by a river fordable in many places. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B. From Henry III. to Richard III. Rain poured incessantly; the creeks overflowed; the paths became watercourses and were scarcely fordable. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma His, he said, was close to the Indian lands,—separated from them, in fact, only by a narrow and fordable river. A Daughter of the Sioux A Tale of the Indian frontier Scipio having returned, reporting the stream fordable to the bridge, I said to him, pointing to the 'notice,'— 'Read that, Scip.' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Things did not look very bright, till nine o'clock; when we found that, at one point, the river was fordable to a small island, opposite the enemy's lines. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman To our immense joy, it was unoccupied and fordable. Three Years' War Toward night he came cautiously forth, and finding the Chickahominy fordable within a few hundred yards, he succeeded in wading across. Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War Thirty paces within it was a row of abattis running into the river; and some distance in front of it, is a creek fordable only in two places. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 3 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States The river was fordable, and they met with no opposition, until they crossed it and formed up in order of battle. In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain The enemy defended his conflagration, but the Wiazma was fordable near the ruins of the bridges: one part of the advanced-guard then attacked the incendiaries, and the other the fire, which they speedily subdued. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 No, to wait there until the river was fordable was not to be thought of. Three Years' War The river was quite fordable, but the streams were fairly deep, taking the horses some way above the girths. Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 The French lords and ladies thought to return to Tarbes as easily as they had come, but they found the streamlets so deep as to be scarcely fordable. The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. I. (of V.) Through some rare providence of God, they chanced to strike the banks at a spot where the river proved fordable. Bob Hampton of Placer He informed them that they were within the distance of a league from the Dnieper, but that it was not fordable there, and could not yet be frozen over. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 The man whom I had sent soon returned, reporting that the river was falling, and would be fordable by the evening. Three Years' War The Waitaki was never fordable at this point, and passengers were ferried across in a small boat behind which the horses were swum. Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 Shortly after leaving the town, there is a small square tower close to and commanding the river, which is here fordable. Herzegovina Or, Omer Pacha and the Christian Rebels Instead, however, he quickly turned, left them, and walking along the bank for a short distance reached a fordable place in the brook. Under Sealed Orders It was understood that the inlet between the two was fordable, allowing the troops to coöperate with the naval attack, by diversion or otherwise; but this proved to be a mistake. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence Except in its highest reaches near Lake Nyasa it is not fordable, and makes an admirable strategic line. World's War Events Volume 3 Beginning with the departure of the first American destroyers for service abroad in April, 1917, and closing with the treaties of peace in 1919. Commandant Wessels, three burghers and myself rode to the Drift—"Basters Drift"—to see whether the stream was still fordable. In the Shadow of Death It is so deep that it is not fordable except at the bars between the waterholes, where it runs rapid. Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills There was neither bridge nor boat, but Lieutenant Navarro declared the river fordable at this point. "Forward, March" A Tale of the Spanish-American War The mouths of two estuaries that occur between the inlet of Leschenault and the bottom of Geographe Bay are both fordable. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 We sounded the stream for them, and found it fordable. Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific The writer has counted more than a hundred marooned cars lined up at Old Oraibi or Moencopi Wash, waiting, perhaps another twenty-four hours, for the ordinarily dry wash to become fordable. The Unwritten Literature of the Hopi It was fordable, and after eighteen days' absence he re-entered his own country. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans He therefore takes a great number of them, and brings them to a great stream, which was very deep, and only fordable at one place. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 No attempt is made to form bridges, for the streams are not deep and are easily fordable, nor even to break off the branches of trees which obstruct the way. A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State The ferry is about two miles from Noorgul, and is with difficulty fordable: the streams, three in number, the last almost brim full, and very rapid; thence to Kooner is over a cultivated country. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries The Boers held a strong position, covered in front by a river fordable at only two points. Lessons of the War Being Comments from Week to Week to the Relief of Ladysmith In his rear there was a small rapid where the river was fordable in two spots close to one another. An Account of the Battle of Chateauguay Being a Lecture Delivered at Ormstown, March 8th, 1889 The isle is shed away from the continuous land by the stream Wantsum, which is three furlongs broad, and in two places is fordable, and either end lies in the sea. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 Between us and the wood ran a deep donga with a river only fordable in places flowing through it. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria This is a large stream, not fordable at any time, nor passable in the rains; both banks are high, rocks of course break the stream, which is gentle at the points crossed. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries They walked for a moment or two along the bank to find some fordable point; but the girl said it was hopeless; she knew the stream quite well. Abbe Mouret's Transgression "The ravine,—the river!" cried Forrester; "we can swim it with the horses, if it be not fordable." Nick of the Woods By and by we came, to a stream, which was fordable in the dry season. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 418 Volume 17, New Series, January 3, 1852 Behind flowed the Tugela, a deep, rapid, only occasionally fordable river, eighty-five yards broad, with precipitous banks. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria This river appears to me to be in some places fordable, but the Mishmees say that it is not; the water is beautifully clear. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries The stream, however, is fordable, and four stalwart Bengalis carry me across on a charpoy, hoisted on their shoulders; they stem the torrent bravely, and keep up their strength and courage by singing a refrain. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama The waters are low and fordable, the snows threaten, but the hours are yet propitious; and such a welcome waits you as Solomon in all his glory could not have lavished on Sheba's approaching queen. In the Footprints of the Padres The ancients simply adopted the line of least resistance by avoiding hills, boggy places, and the deep parts of streams, choosing the shallow fordable spots for crossing. Grain and Chaff from an English Manor Between the landing place and the city were several sugar works, and about midway a beautiful river, but fordable. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. The Darap is a considerable stream, but is fordable at the heads of the rapids. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries The river is fordable by following a zigzag course well known to the local watermen. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama By the 13th the bridge was completed, and the waters had so far subsided that the river was fordable in places. History of Kershaw's Brigade Three miles to the east are two Roman encampments; many Roman coins have been found at Loughor, from whence there is a ferry to the Carmarthenshire side opposite, which is fordable at low water. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 494, June 18, 1831 After having ascertained that this river was nowhere fordable at that time I sought an eligible place for swimming the cattle and horses across and immediately launched the boat. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 The village Bhoomlungtung, at which we are stationed is on the left bank of a branch of the Bhoomla nullah, a river of some size, but fordable in most places, its bed being subdivided. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries The part of the river adjacent to this spot was fordable, the bed consisting of a variety of sandstone composed of small siliceous grains cemented by decomposed felspar. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 This is a slow, sluggish stream, only fordable at certain points, its banks steep and rather rocky with a rough plateau reaching back from either side. History of Kershaw's Brigade Nothing daunted by this rebuff, my father argued the point at some length, when the ferryman relented so far as to inform him that ten miles higher up, the river was fordable. The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days But both above and below that point the stream, actually flowing, seemed fordable and we tried it in various places, but the bottom was everywhere soft and swampy. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 No abutments are present, jutting out from the hills, the stream is considerable but easily fordable, and abounds with fish, the Mahaseer, and two or three species of Gonorhynchus. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries With a barely fordable river, troops in evidence on the other side, and the Carduchi hanging on their rear, the passage offered great difficulties, solved by the discovery of a much shallower ford. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History Our only alternative was to go still higher and cross above the intersection of the north and south prongs of the Shenandoah, where it was fordable. History of Kershaw's Brigade We crossed the river about one o'clock in order to give the boys a good holiday, the stage of water making the river easily fordable. The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days It was difficult to find in this stream any fordable place where the banks could be approached by the carts, one side or the other always proving too steep; but at length we succeeded. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 Rivers.—The only one not fordable in the above route, is the Karam Panee, but this does not hold good either above or below the place I crossed. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries When the high waters subsided and the rivers became fordable, he grew more insistent. The American Indian as Participant in the Civil War The river had fallen so fast that it would be fordable before morning. The Shades of the Wilderness A Story of Lee's Great Stand The fortunate stage of the Pease encouraged us, however, to hope that possibly Red River, two days' drive ahead, would be fordable. The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days Here we found the stream fordable though deep; a brownish granular limestone appearing in the bank. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 Streams.—These all partake of the usual nature of mountain torrents; they are all fordable during the cold weather, the principal ones being crossed at the heads of the rapids. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea the Jordan is fordable at thirty points during certain parts of the year. The Making of a Nation The Beginnings of Israel's History It is separated from Khatai by the river called KARAMORAN, which comes from the mountains of Tibet and Kashmir, and which is never fordable. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 Four of the rivers are navigable, and, by the statements of those who have spent some little time on the islands, most are fordable. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient Slowly following the hurrying groups of twos and threes who had outstripped us, we found at length, a place that seemed fordable for Willis. Who Goes There? The Kamtee-chick is a small stream fordable at the rapids, the extreme banks are not more than 30 or 40 yards. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries The Northern Israelite version appears to have stated that the waters of the Jordan were dried up, implying that the Hebrews crossed during the late summer when the river was easily fordable. The Making of a Nation The Beginnings of Israel's History The stream, at this point, was supposed to be always fordable; and even were it not so, that to the majority of our party would have been a matter of little moment. Wau-bun The Early Day in the Northwest Some of the rills, somewhat large, could only be crossed by choosing fordable places. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen So far from that being the case, I understand that, for weeks and months even, it is constantly fordable. Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada The Arghandab is a good sized river, with channel subdivided: its stream is rapid and fordable; no large boulders occur in its bed; the temperature of its water is moderate. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Consequently, Colonel Russell's function was to preside over meetings, lead the train, locate camping ground, select crossings over fordable streams, and direct the construction of rafts and other expedients for transportation over deep waters. The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate The current ran clear and rippling along, and, as we descended the steep bank to the water, the question, so natural to a traveller in an unknown region, presented itself, "Is it fordable?" Wau-bun The Early Day in the Northwest The Scots mounted their rude cannon on Newburn Church tower, and the English raised earthworks along the bank of the river, which was here fordable in two places. Northumberland Yesterday and To-day The little river, that meanders through the scene of the action, is fordable in all places. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers No tributaries passed, the river fordable at rapids, but the road is not passable for guns. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries The river was forty or fifty yards wide, and though deep, was fordable below the bridge. The Life of Francis Marion A collection of Indian wigwams stood upon the opposite bank, and, as the trail led directly to the water, it was fair to infer that the stream was fordable. Wau-bun The Early Day in the Northwest The stream was easily fordable, so there was no danger on that score. Joe the Hotel Boy I found, in fact, when I came to the river’s side that the track reappeared upon the opposite bank, plainly showing that the stream had been fordable at this place. Eothen, or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East This stream is of some size, very violent and rapid, but fordable. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries But the peddler was familiar with every turn in their difficult route, knew where the ravines might be penetrated, or where the streams were fordable. The Spy Colonel Winchester sent divisions of scouts up and down the stream, and, both returning after a while, reported that the river was not fordable anywhere. The Rock of Chickamauga A Story of the Western Crisis Craufurd's front was guarded by the Agueda, a river only passable by two or three bridges and fords in wet weather, but fordable in many places in the dry season. The Young Buglers Here the river diminished to 35 yards, and, notwithstanding the number of affluents we had crossed, was still a large stream, dashing swiftly by, with a great continuous fall, and not yet fordable. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources The Koollong is still a considerable stream, but appears to be fordable, at least in the present season. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries It was now free from ice, and its clear and rapid waters flowed through a vast valley, intersected by numerous but easily fordable streams. The Fur Country Seventy Degrees North Latitude As they had foreseen, the river had sunk so much that it was fordable now at many points. The Rock of Chickamauga A Story of the Western Crisis The Agueda was now easily fordable in many places, but the boys determined to swim across, at a distance from the point at which the French army was now pouring forward. The Young Buglers On the 20th we traveled up the left bank, with the prospect of a bad road, the trail here taking the opposite side; but the stream was up, and nowhere fordable. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources The river is of moderate size, fordable in most places, but still well supplied with wooden bridges. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Immediately before them was the brook, shallow and fordable, with muddy banks; the track ran on across it and steeply up the opposite ridge. The Forest Lovers The river was not fordable here; and it would have taken me at least two hours to reach, by a circuitous route, the opposite mountains. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land There are plenty of places fordable, if you only know them, on this creek; but a number of them are dangerous, because of deep holes and boggy places. A Little Bush Maid It was not everywhere fordable, and the water was three or four feet deep at our crossing, and perhaps a hundred feet wide. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources After an hour's sharp riding we reached the Aguada, where the river was yet fordable; crossing this, we mounted the Sierra by a narrow and winding pass which leads through the mountains towards Almeida. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 I have just been ordered to try where the stream is fordable. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 The river is fordable in many places during summer, but the few spots where it may be crossed in the rainy season are known only to the Arabs. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land He added, that he intended to set out himself for Gambia as soon as the rivers were fordable, and the grass burnt; and advised me to stay and accompany him. Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa I had expected to find the river fordable; but it had swollen by the late rains, and was sweeping by with an angry current, yellow and turbid as the Missouri. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources He only went to see if the river is fordable. Lonesome Land A fordable rivulet, with bridges corresponding to the different roads, runs in front of the place. Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 Revised, Enlarged, and Enriched On the right of the French position, across the Montmorenci River, which was fordable at low tide, was a redoubt of the enemy. The Virginians The lower ones are a mass of dense forests and dreary swamps, while at the foot of the hill runs a river, fordable but for a certain period of the year. The slave trade, domestic and foreign Why It Exists, and How It May Be Extinguished The low stage of the water the present year had made it fordable in almost any part of its course, where access could be had to its bed. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources "The water is not fordable," said Iskander, when they had arrived at its bank. The Rise of Iskander The flat lands there bordering on the rivers are subject to inundations, so the fordable creek becomes in an instant a broad lake, deep and rapidly running. The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form This, however, was fordable, and that the assailants knew. Autobiographical Sketches Bewildered, slowly and with much difficulty, he made his way to the flooded camp, noticing as he went that water-courses he had been compelled to swim were now fordable—proof of the lapse of time. My Tropic Isle Neither stream was fordable, and the necessity of making a raft, together with bad weather, detained us here until the morning of the 11th; when we resumed our journey along the Republican fork. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources But it may be well, right here, to locate all these fordable crossings of the rocky, precipitous, and well-wooded Bull Run stream, between the Stone Bridge and Union Mills Ford. The Great Conspiracy, Volume 3 Beyond a fordable, ice-cold stream a fairly good road changed to an atrocious mountain trail in a labyrinth of tumbled pine-clad ridges and gullies, on which I soon lost my way in a drizzling rain. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond The banks of the stream were very steep, but the guide at length brought us to what seemed a safe and fordable passage. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter The river had also commenced falling, and by this time was fordable near Williamsport. A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee They proceeded to a higher part of the river, where it was more easily fordable, and with great prudence threw themselves with all their force upon the right wing, consisting of the civic legions. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) Sluggish brooks became more frequent, but none that were not easily fordable. The Iron Game A Tale of the War His expedition started from Mount Vernon, Kentucky, on the 14th of June, marched rapidly southward sixty miles to Williamsburg, where the Cumberland River was fordable. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 "Then possibly you can inform me whether the Big Hickory is fordable at Deer Gap." My Lady of the North This was a great inconvenience, and would have proved a more serious one, but that the river was fordable for man and horse in ordinary weather. The Monastery After crossing several rounded grassy hills, we reached the river, and found it swollen with recent rains, but fordable. The Naturalist in Nicaragua The Forth lay before him, crossed by a wooden bridge, over which the enemy must pass to reach him, the river not being fordable in that part. The Scottish Chiefs Accordingly they rode ten miles or more along the bank without seeing a soul, till they reached a space of bubbling, shallow water that looked fordable. Jess Last night it was a fordable shallow; to-night five miles of raving muddy water parted bank and caving bank, and the river was still rising under the moon. Life's Handicap It was owned by Bill Hickman, a Mormon, and as the river was seldom fordable he reaped a rich harvest of gold from the emigrant trains. The Great Salt Lake Trail During the night a heavy rain set in, and before morning the river was no longer fordable by the artillery and pack-trains. The Campaign of Chancellorsville In the Black Hills region, the pioneers were delayed a week at the Platte, a stream, which, though usually fordable at this point was now so swollen as to make fording impossible. The Story of "Mormonism" It was obvious that if reserves were needed anywhere it would be over on that left flank by the fordable Jihun. The Eye of Zeitoon I was marching alone in advance, and came on them beside a stream that was only apparently fordable in that one place. The Ivory Trail After crossing the river here, fordable at all times and only twenty yards in breadth, we had another mile of the valley with its excessively moist soil and rank growth of grass. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley The point where the river was fordable was at a sharp angle, and Hannibal now occupied its outer side. The Young Carthaginian A Story of The Times of Hannibal The Bannock Burn was fordable from a spot near the Park Mill down to the village of Bannockburn. In Freedom's Cause : a Story of Wallace and Bruce Here it was flat and shallow, and fordable at low water. Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland It was perfectly fordable, so Annaple's were mock heroics when she quoted— 'Never heavier man and horse Stemmed a midnight torrent's force.' Nuttie's Father A feverish interval elapsed, till at length the tide was out,—so far, at least, that the stream was fordable. Pioneers of France in the New World At length he struck the smaller lagoon, and, as he was not certain whether it was fordable, he followed its course to the shore, where he had previously crossed. Foul Play The inn was sheltered under them; and about a hundred yards from it was a bridge that crossed the river, the murmurs of which I have celebrated; it was not fordable. Letters on Sweden, Norway, and Denmark Indeed, Firishtah himself tells us that the river was at that time fordable. A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): a contribution to the history of India Twenty minutes will carry a horseman down the bluff from Cervantes, across the swift Abra—if the stream is fordable—and start him on the eastward mountain climb. The Bontoc Igorot The river Xenil, which runs by the town, was compressed between high banks, and so deep as to be fordable with extreme difficulty; and the Moors had possession of the bridge. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada It is fordable in the dry season, but has to be bridged by throwing a tree across it in the wet one. The Discovery of the Source of the Nile With due care, it is fordable in many places, though very rarely so when occupying a single channel. A First Year in Canterbury Settlement The river is fordable at most seasons of the year, lying as it does in a shallow rocky bed with low banks. A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): a contribution to the history of India At Oldbridge the river was fordable; and on the south of the ford were a few mud cabins, and a single house built of more solid materials. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 The river, swelled by the late rains, was deep and turbulent and only fordable at certain places. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada The only obstacles are the rivulets, most of which are fordable when the waters are low. The Naturalist on the River Amazons The river is very easily crossed, as it flows in a great many channels; in a fresh, therefore, it is still often fordable. A First Year in Canterbury Settlement He ordered the Polish lancers to see if the river was fordable, and in this process, one man was drowned; I took his name, it was Tzcinski. The Memoirs of General Baron De Marbot It was fordable, but the recent rains had licked away the slope; so the existing bank was two feet above the stream. A Simpleton I had to wait till noon before the rivers became fordable, and my day's journey is only seven miles, as it is not possible to go farther till more of the water runs off. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan The Atbara was fordable in many places, and it no longer formed the impassable barrier that necessitated peace. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs The stream was in many parts so deep as to be hardly fordable, and the opposite bank was steep and rugged. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest Look there how it is clearing off in the west; the river will be fordable this evening or in the morning at the furthest. The Outlet Above the point of junction both the creek and the river were readily fordable, and Barry could cross them and head straight for his goal. The Seventh Man The bridge below was carried away in the morning, so, till the river becomes fordable, this little place is completely isolated. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan However, our guides assured us that it was fordable, although dangerous on account of the strength of the current. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs During this day they came to the little river Oka, but it was fordable, and they had no difficulty in crossing. Michael Strogoff Or, The Courier of the Czar The North Platte was fordable at any point, flowing but a midsummer stage of water, with numerous wagon crossings, its shallow channel being about one hundred yards wide. The Outlet To the north lay the fordable streams near Caswell City, and that way was perfect safety, it seemed. The Seventh Man The nearest railroad was thirty miles away; and it would be two weeks at least before the river would be fordable. The Gentle Grafter At his first glance he saw, "Correct range, 1,800 yards"; "this stream not fordable"; "slope of hill 15 degrees inaccessible for artillery." The Red Cross Girl Though fordable in almost every part at the end of summer and during the autumn, yet it was necessary to construct a raft for the transportation of the wagons and effects. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West The river Arno was at that time low enough to be fordable, yet the water reached to the shoulders of the infantrymen and to the saddles of the horsemen. The Prince |
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