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 FormsE. Bumpus, 1888 - 403 pages |
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Page 34
... continued our journey up the river . Its banks pre- sented but little change . We saw many tall graceful palms and tree ferns , but most of the trees were dicoty- ledons . Amongst these the mahogany ( Swietonia maho- gani ) and the ...
... continued our journey up the river . Its banks pre- sented but little change . We saw many tall graceful palms and tree ferns , but most of the trees were dicoty- ledons . Amongst these the mahogany ( Swietonia maho- gani ) and the ...
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
... , shafts are driven upwards from them to the surface , and other levels driven sixty feet higher than the first . This process is continued until the lode lying above the lowest level has been divided Ch . VI ] 91 QUARTZ LODES .
... , shafts are driven upwards from them to the surface , and other levels driven sixty feet higher than the first . This process is continued until the lode lying above the lowest level has been divided Ch . VI ] 91 QUARTZ LODES .
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 , in which small palms and prickly shrubs abound . CHAPTER ...
... 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 , in which small palms and prickly shrubs abound . CHAPTER ...
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