The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page 50
... Santo Domingo is situated in the province of Chontales , Nicaragua , in lat . 12 ° 16 ′ N. and long . 84 ° 59 ′ W. , nearly midway between the Atlantic and the Pacific , where Central America begins to widen out northward of the narrow ...
... Santo Domingo is situated in the province of Chontales , Nicaragua , in lat . 12 ° 16 ′ N. and long . 84 ° 59 ′ W. , nearly midway between the Atlantic and the Pacific , where Central America begins to widen out northward of the narrow ...
Page 68
... Santo Domingo , but in every direction a succession of hills and valleys . The hills are not isolated ; they run in irregular ranges , having mostly an east and west direction , but with many modifica- tions in their trend . From the ...
... Santo Domingo , but in every direction a succession of hills and valleys . The hills are not isolated ; they run in irregular ranges , having mostly an east and west direction , but with many modifica- tions in their trend . From the ...
Page 69
... Santo Domingo is confined almost entirely to auriferous quartz lodes , no alluvial deposits having been found that will pay for working . The lodes run east and west , and are nearly perpendicular , sometimes ... Santo Domingo are in veins.
... Santo Domingo is confined almost entirely to auriferous quartz lodes , no alluvial deposits having been found that will pay for working . The lodes run east and west , and are nearly perpendicular , sometimes ... Santo Domingo are in veins.
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