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 Forms |
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... position of Santo Domingo – Physical geography , The inhabitants - Mixed
races Negroes and Indians compared — Women - Establishment of the
Chontales Gold - Mining Company _ My house and garden - Fruits — Plantains
and bananas ...
... position of Santo Domingo – Physical geography , The inhabitants - Mixed
races Negroes and Indians compared — Women - Establishment of the
Chontales Gold - Mining Company _ My house and garden - Fruits — Plantains
and bananas ...
Page 12
As we proceeded up the river , the banks gradually became higher and drier ,
and we passed some small plantations of bananas and plantains made in
clearings in the forest , which now consisted of a great variety of dicotyledonous
Ch . II .
As we proceeded up the river , the banks gradually became higher and drier ,
and we passed some small plantations of bananas and plantains made in
clearings in the forest , which now consisted of a great variety of dicotyledonous
Ch . II .
Page 13
Their plantain patch and occasionally some fish from the river suffice to keep
them alive and indolent . At seven o ' clock we reached the Colorado branch ,
which carries off the greater part of the waters of the San Juan to the sea . This is
about ...
Their plantain patch and occasionally some fish from the river suffice to keep
them alive and indolent . At seven o ' clock we reached the Colorado branch ,
which carries off the greater part of the waters of the San Juan to the sea . This is
about ...
Page 37
Some orange , banana , and plantain trees exhaust the list of the productions of
San Carlos , which is supported by being a calling place for all vessels
proceeding up and down the river , and by the Ulleros or rubber - men who start
from it for ...
Some orange , banana , and plantain trees exhaust the list of the productions of
San Carlos , which is supported by being a calling place for all vessels
proceeding up and down the river , and by the Ulleros or rubber - men who start
from it for ...
Page 40
I was told of one commandante at San Carlos who had manned some canoes
and proceeded up the river as far as the plantain grounds of the Indians , loaded
his boats with the plantains , and brought them down to San Carlos , where the ...
I was told of one commandante at San Carlos who had manned some canoes
and proceeded up the river as far as the plantain grounds of the Indians , loaded
his boats with the plantains , and brought them down to San Carlos , where the ...
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| Title | 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 Forms |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | E. Bumpus, 1888 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 26 nov. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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