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Page 39
Ride Across the Plains 39 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 of water and tenacious mud , through which the ...
Ride Across the Plains 39 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 of water and tenacious mud , through which the ...
Page 229
Savannahs , sparingly timbered , were next crossed ; then we reached one of
those level plains , with black soil and ... Up to the time we passed , there had
been no rain in these parts , and the plain was dry and bare , with great cracks in
the ...
Savannahs , sparingly timbered , were next crossed ; then we reached one of
those level plains , with black soil and ... Up to the time we passed , there had
been no rain in these parts , and the plain was dry and bare , with great cracks in
the ...
Page 288
It is found in the valleys of Humuya and Goascoran in Honduras , which , along
with the central plain of Comayagua ... is 2850 feet above the sea , and the
country around is composed of undulating savannahs and plains covered with
grass .
It is found in the valleys of Humuya and Goascoran in Honduras , which , along
with the central plain of Comayagua ... is 2850 feet above the sea , and the
country around is composed of undulating savannahs and plains covered with
grass .
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
Commence journey up San Juan riverPalms and wild canes | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
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