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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In so doing it seems fitting to say something of the life and work of the author ,
whose death occurred only four years after the first publication of this book . The
following account is reprinted from the Quarterly Journal of Science of January
1879 ...
In so doing it seems fitting to say something of the life and work of the author ,
whose death occurred only four years after the first publication of this book . The
following account is reprinted from the Quarterly Journal of Science of January
1879 ...
Page 3
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 ...
Page 11
The crew consisted of four Mosquito negroes , who are celebrated on this coast
for their skill as boatmen . Besides the crew , we were taking three other negroes
up to the mines , and with my boxes we were rather uncomfortably crowded for a
...
The crew consisted of four Mosquito negroes , who are celebrated on this coast
for their skill as boatmen . Besides the crew , we were taking three other negroes
up to the mines , and with my boxes we were rather uncomfortably crowded for a
...
Page 15
The waning moon was sufficiently high at four o ' clock to allow us to bring the
long dreary night to an end , and to commence paddling up the river again . As
the day broke the rain ceased , the mists cleared away , our spirits revived , and
we ...
The waning moon was sufficiently high at four o ' clock to allow us to bring the
long dreary night to an end , and to commence paddling up the river again . As
the day broke the rain ceased , the mists cleared away , our spirits revived , and
we ...
Page 18
On approaching to ascertain the cause of this disturbance , a dense body of the
ants , three or four yards wide , and so numerous as to blacken the ground ,
would be seen moving rapidly in one direction , examining every cranny , and ...
On approaching to ascertain the cause of this disturbance , a dense body of the
ants , three or four yards wide , and so numerous as to blacken the ground ,
would be seen moving rapidly in one direction , examining every cranny , 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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