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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Journey up River continued — Wild Pigs and Jaguar - Bungos - Reach Machuca
- Castillo - Capture of Castillo by Nelson - India - rubber Trade - Rubber - men -
Method of making India - rubber - Congo Monkeys - Macaws — The Savallo ...
Journey up River continued — Wild Pigs and Jaguar - Bungos - Reach Machuca
- Castillo - Capture of Castillo by Nelson - India - rubber Trade - Rubber - men -
Method of making India - rubber - Congo Monkeys - Macaws — The Savallo ...
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... generations as he can fancy , will all live both plentifully and happily . "
CHAPTER III . Journey up River continued — Wild Pigs.
... generations as he can fancy , will all live both plentifully and happily . "
CHAPTER III . Journey up River continued — Wild Pigs.
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Journey up River continued — Wild Pigs and Jaguar — Bungos “ Reach
Machuca — Castillo - Capture of Castillo by NelsonIndia - rubber Trade - Rubber
- men - Method of making Indiarubber - - Congo Monkeys - Macaws - The Savallo
River ...
Journey up River continued — Wild Pigs and Jaguar — Bungos “ Reach
Machuca — Castillo - Capture of Castillo by NelsonIndia - rubber Trade - Rubber
- men - Method of making Indiarubber - - Congo Monkeys - Macaws - The Savallo
River ...
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BOAT JOURNEY CONTINUED . 31 large boats called bungos , that carry down to
Greytown the produce of the country and take up merchandise and flour . This
one was laden with cattle and india - rubber . The bungos are flat - bottomed ...
BOAT JOURNEY CONTINUED . 31 large boats called bungos , that carry down to
Greytown the produce of the country and take up merchandise and flour . This
one was laden with cattle and india - rubber . The bungos are flat - bottomed ...
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The tree grows very quickly , and plantations of it might easily be made , which
would in the course of ten or twelve years become highly remunerative . We left
Castillo at daylight the next morning , and continued our journey up the river .
The tree grows very quickly , and plantations of it might easily be made , which
would in the course of ten or twelve years become highly remunerative . We left
Castillo at daylight the next morning , and continued our journey up the river .
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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 |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1874 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 28 aug. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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