Tetons

Indian - Dangerous experiment of McKay - the three "Tetons" - Large trout - Departure of our Indian companions - Shoshone river - Site of "Fort Hall" - Preparations for a buffalo hunt.

Townsend Chapter 5 1839

Curling above one of the wild gorges that cut the lower slopes of the Tetons was a thick black smoke, which, when lifted by a passing breeze, obscured the precipices half-way to the summit of the peak.

The Moon Metal 1890

The wife of a Teton (the Tetons are a tribe of American natives) deserted him, abandoned her infant to her younger brother's care, and plunged into a stream, where she became what we call a mermaid, -- and all because her husband had scolded her.

The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology Edwin Sidney Hartland 1887

These remarkable peaks were known as the Tetons; as guiding points for many days, to Mr. Hunt, he gave them the names of the Pilot Knobs.

Astoria, or Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains 1836

An important point in their arduous journey had been attained; a few miles from their camp rose the three vast snowy peaks called the Tetons, or the Pilot Knobs, the great landmarks of the Columbia, by which they had shaped their course through this mountain wilderness.

Astoria, or Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains 1836

I've traveled to more than 60 countries, and the view from Jackson Hole west to the Tetons is the most beautiful natural scene I've ever laid eyes on.

Forbes.com: News William Duggan 2011

These remarkable peaks were known as the Tetons; as guiding points for many days, to Mr. Hunt, he gave them the names of the Pilot Knobs.

Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains Washington Irving 1821

Soon after we landed three Soues boys Swam across to us, those boys informed us that a Band of Sieux called the Tetons of 80

The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

Koon "- Young grizzly bears and buffalo calves - A Blackfoot Indian - Dangerous experiment of McKay - the three" Tetons "- Large trout - Departure of our Indian companions

Townsend's Across the Rockies to the Columbia 1839

Two of the three "Tetons," which are so plainly visible to travelers going to Montana from Eagle Rock bridge on Snake river, and which are such well-known and prominent landmarks on that stage route, we notice to-night in the direction of south 25 degrees west from our camp.

The Discovery of Yellowstone Park Nathaniel Pitt Langford 1871