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 1
... of the Pacific , for here the isthmus of Central America , as in the great
continents to the north and south of it , sends off by far the largest portion of its
drainage to the Atlantic . In the rainy season the San Juan is a noble river , and
even in the.
... of the Pacific , for here the isthmus of Central America , as in the great
continents to the north and south of it , sends off by far the largest portion of its
drainage to the Atlantic . In the rainy season the San Juan is a noble river , and
even in the.
Page 13
Now , ( I am writing in 1873 ) there is twelve feet of water on the bar at the
Colorado in the height of the dry season , whilst at Greytown the outlet of the river
is sometimes closed altogether . The merchants at Greytown have entertained
the ...
Now , ( I am writing in 1873 ) there is twelve feet of water on the bar at the
Colorado in the height of the dry season , whilst at Greytown the outlet of the river
is sometimes closed altogether . The merchants at Greytown have entertained
the ...
Page 45
We crossed some rocky low hills , with scanty vegetation , and , after passing the
cattle hacienda of San José , reached the plains of the same name , about two
leagues in width , now dry and dusty , but in the wet season forming a great
slough ...
We crossed some rocky low hills , with scanty vegetation , and , after passing the
cattle hacienda of San José , reached the plains of the same name , about two
leagues in width , now dry and dusty , but in the wet season forming a great
slough ...
Page 46
The outside of the fruit is a hard thin shell , packed full of seeds in a kind of dry
pulp , on which are fed fowls , and even horses and cattle in the dry season ; the
latter are said sometimes to choke themselves with the fruit , whilst trying to eat it .
The outside of the fruit is a hard thin shell , packed full of seeds in a kind of dry
pulp , on which are fed fowls , and even horses and cattle in the dry season ; the
latter are said sometimes to choke themselves with the fruit , whilst trying to eat it .
Page 48
... but they are only of small size , and the breed of mules might be greatly
improved by the introduction of larger asses . The vegetation on the plains was
rapidly drying up . Many of the trees shed their leaves in the dry season , just as
they do ...
... but they are only of small size , and the breed of mules might be greatly
improved by the introduction of larger asses . The vegetation on the plains was
rapidly drying up . Many of the trees shed their leaves in the dry season , just as
they do ...
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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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