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 Forms |
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Page 54
From the most ancient times , maize has been the principal food of the
inhabitants of the western side of tropical America . On the coast of Peru , Darwin
found heads of it , * along with eighteen recent species of marine shells , in a
raised beach ...
From the most ancient times , maize has been the principal food of the
inhabitants of the western side of tropical America . On the coast of Peru , Darwin
found heads of it , * along with eighteen recent species of marine shells , in a
raised beach ...
Page 57
I do not think that the sugarcane was known to the ancient inhabitants of this
country : it is not mentioned by the historians of the conquest of Mexico and Peru ,
nor has it , like maize and cacao , any native name . As soon as we passed Pital
we ...
I do not think that the sugarcane was known to the ancient inhabitants of this
country : it is not mentioned by the historians of the conquest of Mexico and Peru ,
nor has it , like maize and cacao , any native name . As soon as we passed Pital
we ...
Page 61
CHAPTER V . Geographical position of Santo Domingo - Physical geography —
The inhabitants - Mixed races - Negroes and Indians compared — Women -
Establishment of the Chontales Gold - Mining Company - My house and garden ...
CHAPTER V . Geographical position of Santo Domingo - Physical geography —
The inhabitants - Mixed races - Negroes and Indians compared — Women -
Establishment of the Chontales Gold - Mining Company - My house and garden ...
Page 62
The inhabitants , about three hundred in number , are entirely dependent on the
mines around , there being no cultivation or any other employment in the
immediate neighbourhood . The people are of a mixed descent , in which Indian
blood ...
The inhabitants , about three hundred in number , are entirely dependent on the
mines around , there being no cultivation or any other employment in the
immediate neighbourhood . The people are of a mixed descent , in which Indian
blood ...
Page 106
... miles back in the mountains , and those lower down the river itself , call it “
Artígua . ” The preservation of these old Indian names is important , as they might
sometime or other throw considerable light on the early inhabitants of the country
.
... miles back in the mountains , and those lower down the river itself , call it “
Artígua . ” The preservation of these old Indian names is important , as they might
sometime or other throw considerable light on the early inhabitants of the country
.
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| Title | 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 Forms |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | E. Bumpus, 1888 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 26 nov. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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