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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Great Range composed of Boulder Clay—Daraily—Lost on the Savannahs —
Jamaily—A Deer-hunter's Family—Totagalpa-Walls covered with Cement and
Whitewashed—Ocotal—The Valley of Depilto—Silver Mine—Geology of the ...
Great Range composed of Boulder Clay—Daraily—Lost on the Savannahs —
Jamaily—A Deer-hunter's Family—Totagalpa-Walls covered with Cement and
Whitewashed—Ocotal—The Valley of Depilto—Silver Mine—Geology of the ...
Page 62
They are particular in their dress, and may often be seen in faultless European
costume, silk umbrella in hand, in twos or threes, taking a short quiet walk up the
valley. The lower class of miners are scantily and badly clothed, especially when
...
They are particular in their dress, and may often be seen in faultless European
costume, silk umbrella in hand, in twos or threes, taking a short quiet walk up the
valley. The lower class of miners are scantily and badly clothed, especially when
...
Page 65
Going up the valley from the village, on the right-hand side, about fifty yards from
the road, on a grass-covered slope, stand the houses of the commissioner and
cashier, in the latter of which the medical officer also lives. The former, a large, ...
Going up the valley from the village, on the right-hand side, about fifty yards from
the road, on a grass-covered slope, stand the houses of the commissioner and
cashier, in the latter of which the medical officer also lives. The former, a large, ...
Page 105
The mines worked by us, when I first went out, extended from Consuelo, a mile
higher up the valley, to Pavon, a mile below Santo Domingo; and even after I had
concentrated our operations to those nearer to our reduction works, there were ...
The mines worked by us, when I first went out, extended from Consuelo, a mile
higher up the valley, to Pavon, a mile below Santo Domingo; and even after I had
concentrated our operations to those nearer to our reduction works, there were ...
Page 125
The soil at this place is good, and I think that it has been long cultivated, as much
of the forest appears of second growth, amongst which small palms and prickly
shrubs are abundant. CHAPTER VIII. Description of Sam Antonio Valley—Great ...
The soil at this place is good, and I think that it has been long cultivated, as much
of the forest appears of second growth, amongst which small palms and prickly
shrubs are abundant. CHAPTER VIII. Description of Sam Antonio Valley—Great ...
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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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