An Adventurer of t11e North Across the J un1ping Sandhills h :Here now, Trader; ilisy, aisy 1 Quicksands I 'e seen along the sayshore, and up to me halfways l've been in wan, wid a double-an' -twist in the rope to pull me out; but a suckin ' sand in the open plain·--aw, Trader, aw t the like 0' that niver a. bit saw J." So said l'lacavoy the giant, when the thing was talked of in his prcsence. « Ven, I tell you it IS true. and they tre not three miles from Fort O'Glory. The Com .. pany's~ Incn do n't talk about it-what's the use? Travellers are few that way: and you can't get the Indians within miles of thcD}. Pretty Pierre knows all about them, better than anyone else almost. He'll stand by me in it-eb, Pierre? "About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at http://www.forgottenbooks.org