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Page 28
He took the fort by landing about half a mile lower down the river , and dragging
his guns round to a hill behind it by which ... with the still , dark forest on the other
, whilst the whole is relieved by the bright green grassy hills in the background .
He took the fort by landing about half a mile lower down the river , and dragging
his guns round to a hill behind it by which ... with the still , dark forest on the other
, whilst the whole is relieved by the bright green grassy hills in the background .
Page 66
THERE is scarcely any level land around 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 modifications in
...
THERE is scarcely any level land around 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 modifications in
...
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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