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Page 98
On the northern side of the Santo Domingo valley , opposite to my house , a
branch valley came down from the north , which we called the San Antonio Valley
. It intersected all the lodes we were working , and I constructed a tramway up it
as ...
On the northern side of the Santo Domingo valley , opposite to my house , a
branch valley came down from the north , which we called the San Antonio Valley
. It intersected all the lodes we were working , and I constructed a tramway up it
as ...
Page 107
Humming - Birds 107 It was a beautiful sight to see this bird hovering over the
pool , turning from side to side by quick jerks of its tail , now showing its throat a
gleaming emerald , now its shoulders a glistening amethyst , then darting
beneath ...
Humming - Birds 107 It was a beautiful sight to see this bird hovering over the
pool , turning from side to side by quick jerks of its tail , now showing its throat a
gleaming emerald , now its shoulders a glistening amethyst , then darting
beneath ...
Page 141
Bamboo Thickets 141 plains intersected by a few nearly dry river beds , to the
foot of the south - western side of the Amerrique hills , then gradually ascended
the range that separates the Juigalpa district from that of Libertad . The ground
was ...
Bamboo Thickets 141 plains intersected by a few nearly dry river beds , to the
foot of the south - western side of the Amerrique hills , then gradually ascended
the range that separates the Juigalpa district from that of Libertad . The ground
was ...
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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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