The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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... journey did not suffice to carry them back over double the distance to their camp . Brave hearts ! they struggled on ; but King only , and as a worn - out man , ever saw Cooper's Creek again . Belt's plan would have solved the problem ...
... journey did not suffice to carry them back over double the distance to their camp . Brave hearts ! they struggled on ; but King only , and as a worn - out man , ever saw Cooper's Creek again . Belt's plan would have solved the problem ...
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... journey . The canoe itself was made from the trunk of a cedar - tree ( Cedrela odorata ) . It had been hollowed out of a single log , and the sides afterwards built up higher with planking . This makes a very strong boat , the strength ...
... journey . The canoe itself was made from the trunk of a cedar - tree ( Cedrela odorata ) . It had been hollowed out of a single log , and the sides afterwards built up higher with planking . This makes a very strong boat , the strength ...
Page 150
... journey was a long and toilsome one , and it was not until the labour question became urgent that I resolved to under- take it . Having determined on the journey , I soon completed my preparations . I took my Mestizo boy , Rito , with ...
... journey was a long and toilsome one , and it was not until the labour question became urgent that I resolved to under- take it . Having determined on the journey , I soon completed my preparations . I took my Mestizo boy , Rito , with ...
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