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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Configuration of the Ground at Santo Domingo - Excavation of Valleys - Geology
of the District - Decomposition of the Rocks - Goldmining - Aurifervus Quartz
Veins - Mode of occurrence of the Gold - Lodes richer next the surface than at
lower ...
Configuration of the Ground at Santo Domingo - Excavation of Valleys - Geology
of the District - Decomposition of the Rocks - Goldmining - Aurifervus Quartz
Veins - Mode of occurrence of the Gold - Lodes richer next the surface than at
lower ...
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Behind the town there is a long lagoon , and for several miles back the land is
quite level , and interspersed with lakes and ponds with much marshy ground .
Perfectly level , surrounded by swamps , and without any system of drainage ,
either ...
Behind the town there is a long lagoon , and for several miles back the land is
quite level , and interspersed with lakes and ponds with much marshy ground .
Perfectly level , surrounded by swamps , and without any system of drainage ,
either ...
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Great arums are perched on the forks and send down roots like cords to the
ground , whilst lianas run from tree to tree or hang in loops and folds like the
disordered tackle of a ship . Green parrots fly over in screaming flocks , or nestle
in loving ...
Great arums are perched on the forks and send down roots like cords to the
ground , whilst lianas run from tree to tree or hang in loops and folds like the
disordered tackle of a ship . Green parrots fly over in screaming flocks , or nestle
in loving ...
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That I may not travel over the same ground twice , I may here mention that on a
subsequent visit to Greytown Mr . Hollenbeck lent me his horse , and I rode a few
miles northward along the beach . On my return , I tied up the horse and walked ...
That I may not travel over the same ground twice , I may here mention that on a
subsequent visit to Greytown Mr . Hollenbeck lent me his horse , and I rode a few
miles northward along the beach . On my return , I tied up the horse and walked ...
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The alligator cannot devour his prey beneath the water , but crawls on land with it
after he has drowned it . They are said to catch wild pigs in the forest near the
river by half burying themselves in the ground . The pigs come rooting amongst
the ...
The alligator cannot devour his prey beneath the water , but crawls on land with it
after he has drowned it . They are said to catch wild pigs in the forest near the
river by half burying themselves in the ground . The pigs come rooting amongst
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 |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1874 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 28 aug. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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