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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PAGE CHAPTER I . Arrival at Greytown The river San Juan - Silting up of the
harbour - Crossing the bar - Lives lost on it - Sharks - Chris . topher Columbus -
Appearance of the town - Trade - Healthiness of the town and its probable cause
...
PAGE CHAPTER I . Arrival at Greytown The river San Juan - Silting up of the
harbour - Crossing the bar - Lives lost on it - Sharks - Chris . topher Columbus -
Appearance of the town - Trade - Healthiness of the town and its probable cause
...
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275 CHAPTER XVI , Concordia Jinotega Indian habits retained by the
people , Indian names of towns - Security of travellers in Nicaragua - Native flour
- mill Uncomfortable lodgings TierrabonaDust whirlwind - Initial form of a ...
275 CHAPTER XVI , Concordia Jinotega Indian habits retained by the
people , Indian names of towns - Security of travellers in Nicaragua - Native flour
- mill Uncomfortable lodgings TierrabonaDust whirlwind - Initial form of a ...
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Arrival at Greytown The river San Juan - Silting up of the harbour - Crossing
the bar - Lives lost on it - Sharks Christopher Columbus - Appearance of the
town Trade Healthiness of the town and its probable cause - Comparison ...
Arrival at Greytown The river San Juan - Silting up of the harbour - Crossing
the bar - Lives lost on it - Sharks Christopher Columbus - Appearance of the
town Trade Healthiness of the town and its probable cause - Comparison ...
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Twenty years ago the main body of water ran past Greytown ; there was then a
magnificent port , and large ships sailed up to the town , but for several years past
the Colorado branch has been taking away more and more of its waters , and the
...
Twenty years ago the main body of water ran past Greytown ; there was then a
magnificent port , and large ships sailed up to the town , but for several years past
the Colorado branch has been taking away more and more of its waters , and the
...
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The town was now in full view - neat , white - painted houses , with plume -
crowned palms rising amongst and over them , and we landed at one of ...
Greytown , though only a small place , is one of the neatest tropical towns that I
have visited .
The town was now in full view - neat , white - painted houses , with plume -
crowned palms rising amongst and over them , and we landed at one of ...
Greytown , though only a small place , is one of the neatest tropical towns that I
have visited .
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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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