The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page 33
... brought down the river by the Ulleros , and all these have the usual features and coarse black hair of the Indians . One little child that Dr. Seemann and I saw at San Carlos , in 1870 , had a few brownish hairs amongst the great mass ...
... brought down the river by the Ulleros , and all these have the usual features and coarse black hair of the Indians . One little child that Dr. Seemann and I saw at San Carlos , in 1870 , had a few brownish hairs amongst the great mass ...
Page 34
... brought down in triumph to San Carlos . The excuse for stealing the children is that they may be baptised and made Christians ; and I am sorry to say that this shameful treat- ment of the poor Indians is countenanced and connived at by ...
... brought down in triumph to San Carlos . The excuse for stealing the children is that they may be baptised and made Christians ; and I am sorry to say that this shameful treat- ment of the poor Indians is countenanced and connived at by ...
Page 69
... brought up and exposed by denudation , no instance is known of the bottom of a fissure - vein having been brought by such move- ments within the reach of man . The gold - mines of Santo Domingo are in veins.
... brought up and exposed by denudation , no instance is known of the bottom of a fissure - vein having been brought by such move- ments within the reach of man . The gold - mines of Santo Domingo are in veins.
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark Depilto Ecitons feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period gold grass green Greytown ground hills humming-birds Indians inhabitants insects islands Jinotega journey Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad live lodes longicorn look maize Masaya Matagalpa Mexico miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nest Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed plains plants prey probably quartz quartz veins rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rocks rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen side slope soon Spaniards species spiders steep stones surface Teustepe told Totagalpa town trachyte travelling trees tropical America valley variety vegetation Velasquez wasps whilst wings yellow young