Embarras
Americannoun
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The rest of the party set off afterwards and kept along the river until ten when we branched off by portages into the Embarras River, the usual channel of communication in canoes with the lake.
From The Journey to the Polar Sea by Franklin, John
Wabash east, Fox river west, and Embarras and Raccoon through it.
From A New Guide for Emigrants to the West by Peck, John Mason
At four P.M. we left the main branch of the Athabasca, entering a small river called the Embarras.
From The Journey to the Polar Sea by Franklin, John
Kaskaskia, Embarras, and heads of the Little Wabash water it.
From A New Guide for Emigrants to the West by Peck, John Mason
Embarras runs through it, and the Muddy Fork of the Little Wabash waters its western side.
From A New Guide for Emigrants to the West by Peck, John Mason
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