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... appear at first sight better situated . Much is due to the porous sandy soil , but more I believe to what appears at first sight an element of danger , the perfect flatness of the ground . Where there are hills there must be hollows ...
... appear at first sight better situated . Much is due to the porous sandy soil , but more I believe to what appears at first sight an element of danger , the perfect flatness of the ground . Where there are hills there must be hollows ...
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... appear to be any further progressive deterioration in the value of the ore , and it varies in yield from two to seven pennyweights of gold per ton , upon which yield further depth does not seem to have any effect . The cause of these ...
... appear to be any further progressive deterioration in the value of the ore , and it varies in yield from two to seven pennyweights of gold per ton , upon which yield further depth does not seem to have any effect . The cause of these ...
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... appear to be such as could be given originally by the first inhabitants ; thus Juigalpa , pronounced Hueygalpa , is southern Aztec for " Big Town . " No town could be called the big town at first by those who saw it grow up gradually ...
... appear to be such as could be given originally by the first inhabitants ; thus Juigalpa , pronounced Hueygalpa , is southern Aztec for " Big Town . " No town could be called the big town at first by those who saw it grow up gradually ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
Commence journey up San Juan riverPalms and wild canes | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
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