The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests; with Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living FormsE. Bumpus, 1888 - 403 pages |
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... - rubber trade - Rubber - men - Method of making India- rubber - Congo monkeys - Macaws - The Savallo river - En- durance of the boatmen San Carlos - Interoceanic canal- PAGE Advantages of the Nicaraguan route - The Rio Frio.
... - rubber trade - Rubber - men - Method of making India- rubber - Congo monkeys - Macaws - The Savallo river - En- durance of the boatmen San Carlos - Interoceanic canal- PAGE Advantages of the Nicaraguan route - The Rio Frio.
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... Rio Frio - Stories about the wild Indians - Indian captive children - Expedi- tions up the Rio Frio - American river steamboats CHAPTER IV . The lake of Nicaragua - Ometépec - Becalmed on the lake - White egrets - Reach San Ubaldo ...
... Rio Frio - Stories about the wild Indians - Indian captive children - Expedi- tions up the Rio Frio - American river steamboats CHAPTER IV . The lake of Nicaragua - Ometépec - Becalmed on the lake - White egrets - Reach San Ubaldo ...
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... Rio Frio - Stories about the wild Indians- Indian captive children - Expeditions up the Rio Frio - American river steamboats . AFTER breakfast we again continued our voyage up the river , and passed the mouth of the San Carlos , another ...
... Rio Frio - Stories about the wild Indians- Indian captive children - Expeditions up the Rio Frio - American river steamboats . AFTER breakfast we again continued our voyage up the river , and passed the mouth of the San Carlos , another ...
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... Rio Frio . Castillo is one of the centres of the rubber trade . Parties of men are here fitted out with canoes and provisions , and proceed up the rivers , far into the uninhabited forests of the Atlantic slope . They remain for several ...
... Rio Frio . Castillo is one of the centres of the rubber trade . Parties of men are here fitted out with canoes and provisions , and proceed up the rivers , far into the uninhabited forests of the Atlantic slope . They remain for several ...
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... Rio Frio and other rivers . We found there two men who had just been brought down the Rio Frio by their companions , greatly injured , by the lianas up which they had made their ladder to ascend one of the rubber trees , having broken ...
... Rio Frio and other rivers . We found there two men who had just been brought down the Rio Frio by their companions , greatly injured , by the lianas up which they had made their ladder to ascend one of the rubber trees , having broken ...
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches brushwood bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark Depilto dogs Ecitons feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period gold grass green Greytown ground hills Indians inhabitants insects islands Jinotega journey Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad live lodes longicorn look maize Masaya Matagalpa Mexico miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nest Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed plains plants prey probably quartz quartz veins rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rocks rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen side slope soon Spaniards species spiders steep stones surface Teustepe tion told Totagalpa town trachyte travelling trees trogons tropical America valley variety vegetation Velasquez wasp whilst wings yellow young