| 1839
...between, the Years 1826 and 1836"), that he was informed by an eye-witness, that, during the " gran seco," the cattle, in herds of thousands, rushed into the...they were unable to crawl up the muddy banks, and were drowned. Sir W. Parish, in his recent work on Buenos Ayres, published in 1839, says, that in the... | |
| 1844 - 520 lehte
...estates. The cattle on this occasion were seen to rush in thousands into the river Parana ; where, being exhausted by hunger, they were unable to crawl up the muddy banks, and thus were drowned. One of the arms of this river was so full of putrid carcasses, that the smell rendered it quite impossible... | |
| Charles Tomlinson - 1846 - 226 lehte
...open country the landmarks became obliterated, and people could not tell the limits of their estates. "I was informed by an eye-witness, that the cattle in herds of thousands rushed into the river Parana, and being exhausted by hunger they were unable to crawl up the muddy banks, and thus... | |
| Ebenezer Meriam - 1847 - 224 lehte
...informed by an eye witness, that the cattla n herds of thousands rushed into the Parana, and, >eiug exhausted by hunger, they were unable to crawl up...drowned. The arm of the river which runs by San Pedro wa« so full of putrid carcasses, that the master of a vessel :old me that tho smell rendered it quite... | |
| George William Fitch - 1856 - 276 lehte
...animals. The loss of cattle in the province of Buenos Ayres alone, was estimated at one million head. Cattle in herds of thousands rushed into the Parana,...to crawl up the muddy banks, and thus were drowned. LESSON X. SNOW AND HAIL. 479. SNOW is nothing more than rayi congealed before it falls to the earth.... | |
| George William Fitch - 1856 - 274 lehte
...animals. The loss of cattle in the > province of Buenos Ayres alone, was estimated at one million head. Cattle in herds of thousands rushed into the Parana,...to crawl up the muddy banks, and thus were drowned. LESSON X. / SNOW AND HAIL. 479. SNOW is nothing more than rain congealed before it falls to the earth.... | |
| William Henry Bayley Webster - 1857 - 334 lehte
...loss of cattle in the province of Buenos Ayres alone was upwards of one million head. Herds of cattle rushed into the Parana, and being exhausted by hunger, they were unable to crawl up the banks, and thus were drowned. Several hundred thousands of animals thus perished in the river. Their... | |
| Charles Tomlinson - 1865 - 428 lehte
...country the landmarks became obliterated, and people could not tell the limits of their estates. " I was informed by an eye-witness that the cattle in herds of thousands rushed into the river Parana, and being exhausted by hunger they were unable to crawl up the muddy banks, and thus... | |
| Louis Figuier - 1866 - 542 lehte
...country, lost 20,000 in these years. " I was informed by an eye-witness," he adds, " that the cattle in thousands rushed into the Parana, and being exhausted...they were unable to crawl up the muddy banks, and were thus drowned. The arm of the river which runs by San Pedro was so full of putrid carcases, the... | |
| George William Fitch - 1867 - 142 lehte
...animals. The loss of cattle in the province of Buenos Ayres alone was estimated at one million head. Cattle in herds of thousands rushed into the Parana,...by hunger, they were unable to crawl up the. muddy bulks, and thus were drowned. LESSON X. SNOW AND HAIL. - 479. SNOW is vapor somewhat condensed, and... | |
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