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 x
If we never find a drop of water on the road , our animals have enough to carry
those who have to bear the whole journey to their goal , and as the animals
succumb they will be shot or turned adrift . The event showed Belt ' s sagacity .
If we never find a drop of water on the road , our animals have enough to carry
those who have to bear the whole journey to their goal , and as the animals
succumb they will be shot or turned adrift . The event showed Belt ' s sagacity .
Page xv
In the early part of the summer of 1878 he was down in his native north , revisiting
his old acquaintances and the scenes of his youth ; for always , in all his
wanderings , he turned lovingly to Tyneside . He at this time was in his usual
health and ...
In the early part of the summer of 1878 he was down in his native north , revisiting
his old acquaintances and the scenes of his youth ; for always , in all his
wanderings , he turned lovingly to Tyneside . He at this time was in his usual
health and ...
Page xxi
... when readers receive my work I shall probably have turned my face
homewards again , and for weeks be travelling across the frozen Siberian
steppes , wrapped in furs , listening to the sleigh bells , and wondering how my
book has sped .
... when readers receive my work I shall probably have turned my face
homewards again , and for weeks be travelling across the frozen Siberian
steppes , wrapped in furs , listening to the sleigh bells , and wondering how my
book has sped .
Page 9
There was no doubt , however , about the movement of the eye - covers , and I
went back a short distance to look for a stick to throw at it ; but when I turned
again , the creature was just disappearing into the water . It is their habit to lie
quite still ...
There was no doubt , however , about the movement of the eye - covers , and I
went back a short distance to look for a stick to throw at it ; but when I turned
again , the creature was just disappearing into the water . It is their habit to lie
quite still ...
Page 23
23 ground , and these , with their heads ever turned to the only entrance , are in
the best possible position to pick off singly the scouts when they approach , thus
effectually preventing them from carrying to the main army intelligence about the
...
23 ground , and these , with their heads ever turned to the only entrance , are in
the best possible position to pick off singly the scouts when they approach , thus
effectually preventing them from carrying to the main army intelligence about 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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