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 86
... direction of the outcrops of the lodes which have resisted the action of the elements better than the soft dolerytes . The quartz veins now form the crests of many of the ranges , but are everywhere cut through by the lateral valleys ...
... direction of the outcrops of the lodes which have resisted the action of the elements better than the soft dolerytes . The quartz veins now form the crests of many of the ranges , but are everywhere cut through by the lateral valleys ...
Page 91
... direction being as great as it is in the other . The chances of meeting with further patches of rich ore in depth , after one has been passed through , are about the same as they are in driving horizontally , and the frequency therefore ...
... direction being as great as it is in the other . The chances of meeting with further patches of rich ore in depth , after one has been passed through , are about the same as they are in driving horizontally , and the frequency therefore ...
Page 103
... circlings . In the opposite direction we can see the beautiful constellations of the southern hemisphere , whilst on the darkest nights innumerable fire - flies flash their intermittent lights as they pass amongst the low bushes.
... circlings . In the opposite direction we can see the beautiful constellations of the southern hemisphere , whilst on the darkest nights innumerable fire - flies flash their intermittent lights as they pass amongst the low bushes.
Page 105
... direction without getting into it : longer excursions were frequent . The Nicaraguans , like all Spanish Americans , are very litigious , and every now then I would be summoned , as the representative of the company , to appear at ...
... direction without getting into it : longer excursions were frequent . The Nicaraguans , like all Spanish Americans , are very litigious , and every now then I would be summoned , as the representative of the company , to appear at ...
Page 125
... direction , although the path 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 ...
... direction , although the path 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 ...
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