The American Naturalist, 12. köideEssex Institute, 1878 |
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... passing party of dog - sledges and natives , leaving her chagrined parents to settle as they might with the Kaviiak sage . At Shaktolik she knew a young Eskimo , tall , handsome , a good hunter , and unmarried . Friendly glances passed ...
... passing party of dog - sledges and natives , leaving her chagrined parents to settle as they might with the Kaviiak sage . At Shaktolik she knew a young Eskimo , tall , handsome , a good hunter , and unmarried . Friendly glances passed ...
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... passes di- rectly downwards , the earth seemingly having been removed . * Beneath the ground , the various openings connect , and form a perfect " plexus " of passages , often nearly parallel with the sur- face , and only a foot or so ...
... passes di- rectly downwards , the earth seemingly having been removed . * Beneath the ground , the various openings connect , and form a perfect " plexus " of passages , often nearly parallel with the sur- face , and only a foot or so ...
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... passing through the bur- rows . Their whiskers are long and strong , extending laterally beyond their bodies . They have also bristles springing from their fore legs outwardly ; these answer in a great measure the use of eyes by ...
... passing through the bur- rows . Their whiskers are long and strong , extending laterally beyond their bodies . They have also bristles springing from their fore legs outwardly ; these answer in a great measure the use of eyes by ...
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known as Desert Wells , from the fact that parties passing that way , have dug pits from four to eight feet deep when there , in search of more water . These springs , when visited by the writer , were mere pools of muddy slime , with a ...
known as Desert Wells , from the fact that parties passing that way , have dug pits from four to eight feet deep when there , in search of more water . These springs , when visited by the writer , were mere pools of muddy slime , with a ...
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... passes to reach Fish Lake Valley , is found Mamie Spring . ( Fig.6 . ) The water is excellent and plentiful . Its situation is rather unique . In the bottom of a dry wash lies a very large boulder of conglomerate , or more strictly. 1878 ...
... passes to reach Fish Lake Valley , is found Mamie Spring . ( Fig.6 . ) The water is excellent and plentiful . Its situation is rather unique . In the bottom of a dry wash lies a very large boulder of conglomerate , or more strictly. 1878 ...
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