The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page 47
... passed Pital we entered the great forest , the black margin of which we had seen for many miles , that extends from ... passing a brook bordered by numerous plants of the pita , from which a fine fibre is obtained , and which gives its ...
... passed Pital we entered the great forest , the black margin of which we had seen for many miles , that extends from ... passing a brook bordered by numerous plants of the pita , from which a fine fibre is obtained , and which gives its ...
Page 192
... passed over low grassy ranges with scattered pine- trees , and in the hollows a few clearings for growing maize ... Passing over a stony range , we descended by a steep pass into the valley of the Estely , and followed it down to the ...
... passed over low grassy ranges with scattered pine- trees , and in the hollows a few clearings for growing maize ... Passing over a stony range , we descended by a steep pass into the valley of the Estely , and followed it down to the ...
Page 227
... passed without his returning , and at last they learnt that he had got through some old workings to another opening into the mine and had started for Honduras . Once in the bush pursuit is hopeless , as the undergrowth is so dense that ...
... passed without his returning , and at last they learnt that he had got through some old workings to another opening into the mine and had started for Honduras . Once in the bush pursuit is hopeless , as the undergrowth is so dense that ...
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