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  • The wild flowers that grow upon it are fed by the clear waters of the Nu eleje sha wako, and the whole tribe of the Shoshones will long watch over the tomb of the Pale-face from a distant land, who was once their instructor and their friend.

    Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet Frederick Marryat 1820

  • In memory of the event, the river was named by the Indians -- "Nu eleje sha wako;" or, the Guide of the Strangers.

    Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet Frederick Marryat 1820

  • Nu-eleje-sha-wako river, towards which the Umbiquas were going, to be near to water, and also to fall upon the path from the settlement to the post.

    Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet Frederick Marryat 1820

  • Nu eleje sha wako, or River of the Strangers, while twenty rivers of inferior size rush with noise and impetuosity from the mountains, until they enter the prairies, where they glide smoothly in long serpentine courses between banks covered with flowers and shaded by the thick foliage of the western magnolia.

    Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet Frederick Marryat 1820

  • Nu-eleje-sha-wako river, towards which the Umbiquas were going, to be near to water, and also to fall upon the path from the settlement to the post.

    Monsieur Violet Frederick Marryat 1820

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