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Farther up, the wagons were fording the stream.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various

Gregg, instead of going to Culpepper, turned south through Stevensburg; and, while the Eleventh and Twelfth Corps were crossing the Rapidan at Germanna Ford, his troops were fording the same stream eight miles higher up.

From The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy by Coffin, Charles Carleton

They came up with us as we were fording a small slough, and unable to ford it with their horses, they were delayed somewhat by having to go around it.

From The Story of Cole Younger, by Himself by Younger, Cole

As they were lifting the elastic raft into the water they heard the voices of men on the river, accompanied by the splashing of water, and knew that the horse-thieves were fording the stream.

From Captured by the Navajos by Curtis, Charles A. (Charles Albert)

Above, the river flowed round an abrupt bend of red rock wall, sweeping silently and majestically down to the drift which our two adventurers were fording.

From Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt by Mitford, Bertram