On March 3, 1866, Powell and I packed his provisions on two of our burros (3 марта 1866 Пауэлл и я навьючили его съестные припасы на двух из наших ослов
provision [prq'vIZn], journey ['Gq: nI], valley ['vxlI]
On March 3, 1866, Powell and I packed his provisions on two of our burros, and bidding me good-bye he mounted his horse, and started down the mountainside toward the valley, across which led the first stage of his journey.
The morning of Powell's departure was, like nearly all Arizona mornings, clear and beautiful (утро /в день/ отъезда Пауэлла было, как почти любое утро в Аризоне, ясное и красивое); I could see him and his little pack animals (я мог видеть его и его маленьких вьючных животных) picking their way down the mountainside toward the valley (выбирающих путь вниз по склону горы по направлению к долине;
departure [dI'pRtSq], plateau ['plxtou], opposite ['OpqzIt]
The morning of Powell's departure was, like nearly all Arizona mornings, clear and beautiful; I could see him and his little pack animals picking their way down the mountainside toward the valley, and all during the morning I would catch occasional glimpses of them as they topped a hog back or came out upon a level plateau. My last sight of Powell was about three in the afternoon as he entered the shadows of the range on the opposite side of the valley.