The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests. With Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living FormsJ. Murray, 1874 - 403 pages |
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Page 35
... continued to paddle all day , and as night approached redoubled their exertions , singing to the stroke of their paddles . I was astonished at their endurance . They kept on until eleven o'clock at night , when we reached San Carlos ...
... continued to paddle all day , and as night approached redoubled their exertions , singing to the stroke of their paddles . I was astonished at their endurance . They kept on until eleven o'clock at night , when we reached San Carlos ...
Page 44
... continued all the afternoon , and at dark we were off the islands of Nancital , having been all day within a few miles of the north - eastern side of the lake , the banks of which are everywhere clothed with dark gloomy - looking ...
... continued all the afternoon , and at dark we were off the islands of Nancital , having been all day within a few miles of the north - eastern side of the lake , the banks of which are everywhere clothed with dark gloomy - looking ...
Page 91
... them . When these levels have entered suffi- ciently far into the hills , shafts are driven upwards from them to the surface , and other levels driven sixty feet higher than the first . This process is continued until.
... them . When these levels have entered suffi- ciently far into the hills , shafts are driven upwards from them to the surface , and other levels driven sixty feet higher than the first . This process is continued until.
Page 92
... continued until the lode lying above the lowest level has been divided off into horizontal bands , each about sixty feet in depth . The quartz is then excavated above the topmost level , and thrown down the shafts to the lowest , where ...
... continued until the lode lying above the lowest level has been divided off into horizontal bands , each about sixty feet in depth . The quartz is then excavated above the topmost level , and thrown down the shafts to the lowest , where ...
Page 125
... continued on to the savannahs towards San Thomas . The soil at this place is good , and I think that it has been long cultivated , as much of the forest appears of second growth , amongst which small palms and prickly shrubs are ...
... continued on to the savannahs towards San Thomas . The soil at this place is good , and I think that it has been long cultivated , as much of the forest appears of second growth , amongst which small palms and prickly shrubs are ...
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