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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The unfortunate Government expedition left Melbourne loaded with camp
followers and impedimenta , and by the time they reached a few stages beyond
Cooper ' s Creek were well - nigh exhausted . Burke , the leader of the expedition
, in ...
The unfortunate Government expedition left Melbourne loaded with camp
followers and impedimenta , and by the time they reached a few stages beyond
Cooper ' s Creek were well - nigh exhausted . Burke , the leader of the expedition
, in ...
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When we reached the bar we were dexterously taken over itthe Caribs waited
just outside until a higher wave than usual came rolling in , then paddling with all
their might we were carried over on its crest , and found ourselves in the smooth ...
When we reached the bar we were dexterously taken over itthe Caribs waited
just outside until a higher wave than usual came rolling in , then paddling with all
their might we were carried over on its crest , and found ourselves in the smooth ...
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Columbus had rounded Cape Gracias a Dios four days before , and had sailed
down the coast with a fair wind and tide , so that he might easily have reached
the San Juan . Inside the bar we were in smooth water , for but a small stream is ...
Columbus had rounded Cape Gracias a Dios four days before , and had sailed
down the coast with a fair wind and tide , so that he might easily have reached
the San Juan . Inside the bar we were in smooth water , for but a small stream is ...
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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 twenty miles above
Greytown , but only eighteen by the Colorado to the sea , and is near the head of
...
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 twenty miles above
Greytown , but only eighteen by the Colorado to the sea , and is near the head of
...
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At noon we reached the point where the Seripiqui , a river coming down from the
interior of Costa Rica , joins the San Juan about thirty miles above Greytown .
The Seripiqui is navigable by canoes for about twenty miles from this point , and ...
At noon we reached the point where the Seripiqui , a river coming down from the
interior of Costa Rica , joins the San Juan about thirty miles above Greytown .
The Seripiqui is navigable by canoes for about twenty miles from this point , and ...
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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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