I was afterwards assured by those acquainted with the regions he describes, that he is not to be depended on for the accuracy of his facts, and indeed it is obvious, without the aid of such assertions, that he sometimes yields to the temptation of making out a story.

They admitted, however, what from my feelings I was sure of, that he is true to the spirit of the scene, and that a far better view can be got from him than from any source at present existing, of the Indian tribes of the Far West, and of the country where their inheritance lay.
Murray's Travels I read, and was charmed by their accuracy and clear, broad tone.

He is the only Englishman that seems to have traversed these regions as man simply, not as John Bull.

He deserves to belong to an aristocracy, for he showed his title to it more when left without a guide in the wilderness, than he can at the court of Victoria.

He has; himself, no poetic force at description, but it is easy to make images from his hints.