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 76
... four buckets of water , and , after stirring it well about , poured it down the burrows ; I could hear it rumbling down to the lowest depths of the formicarium four or five feet from the surface . The effect was all that I could have ...
... four buckets of water , and , after stirring it well about , poured it down the burrows ; I could hear it rumbling down to the lowest depths of the formicarium four or five feet from the surface . The effect was all that I could have ...
Page 88
... four ounces per ton , occurs in irregular patches and bands very small in comparison with the bulk of the ore stuff , which varies in value from two to seven pennyweights per ton . The average value of all the ore treated by the ...
... four ounces per ton , occurs in irregular patches and bands very small in comparison with the bulk of the ore stuff , which varies in value from two to seven pennyweights per ton . The average value of all the ore treated by the ...
Page 93
... Four large stones of quartz are dragged round and round in this trough , and grind the coarse sand to fine powder . The gold liberated sinks into the crevices in the stone pavement , a little mercury being put into the trough to form it ...
... Four large stones of quartz are dragged round and round in this trough , and grind the coarse sand to fine powder . The gold liberated sinks into the crevices in the stone pavement , a little mercury being put into the trough to form it ...
Page 104
... four days without intermission , but generally they would come on in the afternoon , and there would be a downpour , such as is only seen in the tropics , for an hour or two , then some clear weather , until another great bank of clouds ...
... four days without intermission , but generally they would come on in the afternoon , and there would be a downpour , such as is only seen in the tropics , for an hour or two , then some clear weather , until another great bank of clouds ...
Page 114
... show how prolific the locality was in insect life , I need only state that about two hundred and ninety of the species were taken within a radius of four miles , having on one side 114 [ Ch . VII . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
... show how prolific the locality was in insect life , I need only state that about two hundred and ninety of the species were taken within a radius of four miles , having on one side 114 [ Ch . VII . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches brushwood bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark Depilto dogs Ecitons feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period gold grass green Greytown ground hills Indians inhabitants insects islands Jinotega journey Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad live lodes longicorn look maize Masaya Matagalpa Mexico miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nest Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed plains plants prey probably quartz quartz veins rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rocks rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen side slope soon Spaniards species spiders steep stones surface Teustepe tion told Totagalpa town trachyte travelling trees trogons tropical America valley variety vegetation Velasquez wasp whilst wings yellow young