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 33
... , the point being downwards . A cut like this is made about every three feet all the way up the trunk . The milk will all run out of a tree in about an hour after it is cut , and is D collected into a large tin bottle made flat on one.
... , the point being downwards . A cut like this is made about every three feet all the way up the trunk . The milk will all run out of a tree in about an hour after it is cut , and is D collected into a large tin bottle made flat on one.
Page 34
... feet in diameter , will yield when first cut about twenty gallons of milk , each gallon of which makes two and a half pounds of rubber . I was told that the tree recovers from the wounds and may be cut again after the lapse of a few ...
... feet in diameter , will yield when first cut about twenty gallons of milk , each gallon of which makes two and a half pounds of rubber . I was told that the tree recovers from the wounds and may be cut again after the lapse of a few ...
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... feet in length , springing from near the ground . Our boatmen continued to paddle all day , and as night approached ... feet , so that the river falls on an average a little less than one foot per mile . The height of the lowest pass ...
... feet in length , springing from near the ground . Our boatmen continued to paddle all day , and as night approached ... feet , so that the river falls on an average a little less than one foot per mile . The height of the lowest pass ...
Page 42
... feet above the first . Above this is another deck , on which are the cabins of the officers and the steering apparatus . The appearance of such a structure is more like that of a house than a boat . The one we were in , the Panaloya ...
... feet above the first . Above this is another deck , on which are the cabins of the officers and the steering apparatus . The appearance of such a structure is more like that of a house than a boat . The one we were in , the Panaloya ...
Page 43
... feet above the sea , and 4,922 feet above the surface of the lake . To the left , in the dim distance , were the cloud- capped mountains of Costa Rica ; to the right , nearer at hand , low hills and ranges covered with dark forests ...
... feet above the sea , and 4,922 feet above the surface of the lake . To the left , in the dim distance , were the cloud- capped mountains of Costa Rica ; to the right , nearer at hand , low hills and ranges covered with dark forests ...
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