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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When we reached the bar we were dexterously taken over it—the Caribs waited
just outside until a higher wave than usual came rolling in, then paddling with all
their might we were carried over on its crest, and found ourselves in the smooth ...
When we reached the bar we were dexterously taken over it—the Caribs waited
just outside until a higher wave than usual came rolling in, then paddling with all
their might we were carried over on its crest, and found ourselves in the smooth ...
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... were swamped on the bar. Columbus had rounded Cape Gracias a Dios four
days before, and had sailed down the coast with a fair wind and tide, so that he
might easily have reached the San Juan. * Inside the bar we were in smooth
water, ...
... were swamped on the bar. Columbus had rounded Cape Gracias a Dios four
days before, and had sailed down the coast with a fair wind and tide, so that he
might easily have reached the San Juan. * Inside the bar we were in smooth
water, ...
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At seven o'clock we reached the Colorado branch, which carries off the greater
part of the waters of the San Juan to the sea. This is about twenty miles above
Greytown, but only eighteen by the Colorado to the sea, and is near the head of
the ...
At seven o'clock we reached the Colorado branch, which carries off the greater
part of the waters of the San Juan to the sea. This is about twenty miles above
Greytown, but only eighteen by the Colorado to the sea, and is near the head of
the ...
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At noon. We reached the point where the Seripiqui, a river coming down from the
interior of Costa Rica, joins the San Juan about thirty miles above Greytown. The
Seripiqui is navigable by canoes for about twenty miles from this point, and then ...
At noon. We reached the point where the Seripiqui, a river coming down from the
interior of Costa Rica, joins the San Juan about thirty miles above Greytown. The
Seripiqui is navigable by canoes for about twenty miles from this point, and then ...
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When a fallen log is reached, the column spreads out over it, searching through
all the holes and cracks. The workers are of various sizes, and the Smallest are
here of use, for they squeeze themselves into the narrowest holes, and search
out ...
When a fallen log is reached, the column spreads out over it, searching through
all the holes and cracks. The workers are of various sizes, and the Smallest are
here of use, for they squeeze themselves into the narrowest holes, and search
out ...
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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 |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1874 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 okt. 2017 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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