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 FormsJ. Murray, 1874 - 403 pages |
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... Lodes richer next the surface than at lower depths - Ex- cavation and Reduction of the Ore - Extraction of the Gold- " Mantos " -Origin of Mineral Veins : their connection with intrusions of Plutonic Rocks . . 85 CONTENTS . CHAPTER VII ...
... Lodes richer next the surface than at lower depths - Ex- cavation and Reduction of the Ore - Extraction of the Gold- " Mantos " -Origin of Mineral Veins : their connection with intrusions of Plutonic Rocks . . 85 CONTENTS . CHAPTER VII ...
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... LODE . HUMMING - BIRDS ( Florisuga mellivora , Linn . ) TONGUES OF HUMMING - BIRD AND WOODPECKER PITCHER - FLOWER ( Marcgravia nepenthoides ) . FLOWER OF THE PENA BLANCA INDIAN STATUES " PALOSABRE " PATH UP STEEP HILL QUISCALUS BULL'S ...
... LODE . HUMMING - BIRDS ( Florisuga mellivora , Linn . ) TONGUES OF HUMMING - BIRD AND WOODPECKER PITCHER - FLOWER ( Marcgravia nepenthoides ) . FLOWER OF THE PENA BLANCA INDIAN STATUES " PALOSABRE " PATH UP STEEP HILL QUISCALUS BULL'S ...
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... every chamber I opened , but also in the Ch . V. ] FOOD OF THE ANTS . 81. NEST OF LEAF - CUTTING ANT . SECTION ACROSS SAN ANTONIO LODE . 80 [ Ch . V. THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA , NEST OF LEAF-CUTTING Frontispiece PAGE 9 16.
... every chamber I opened , but also in the Ch . V. ] FOOD OF THE ANTS . 81. NEST OF LEAF - CUTTING ANT . SECTION ACROSS SAN ANTONIO LODE . 80 [ Ch . V. THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA , NEST OF LEAF-CUTTING Frontispiece PAGE 9 16.
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... Lodes richer next the surface than at lower depths- Excavation and reduction of the Ore - Extraction of the Gold- " Mantos " -Origin of Mineral Veins - Their connection with intrusions of Plutonic Rocks . THERE is scarcely any level ...
... Lodes richer next the surface than at lower depths- Excavation and reduction of the Ore - Extraction of the Gold- " Mantos " -Origin of Mineral Veins - Their connection with intrusions of Plutonic Rocks . THERE is scarcely any level ...
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... lodes , no alluvial deposits having been found that will pay for working . The lodes run east and west , and are nearly perpendicular , some- times dipping a little to the north , sometimes a little to the south , and near the surface ...
... lodes , no alluvial deposits having been found that will pay for working . The lodes run east and west , and are nearly perpendicular , some- times dipping a little to the north , sometimes a little to the south , and near the surface ...
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