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 48
... mules are bred on these plains . Male asses are kept at some of the haciendas . They are not allowed to mix with any of their own kind , and are well fed and in good condition ; but they are only of small size , and the breed of mules ...
... mules are bred on these plains . Male asses are kept at some of the haciendas . They are not allowed to mix with any of their own kind , and are well fed and in good condition ; but they are only of small size , and the breed of mules ...
Page 51
... mules . The dry season had set in , and these places were rapidly drying up ; but in many it had just reached that stage when the mud was most tena- cious ; at one very bad crossing , called an " estero , " my mule fell , with my leg ...
... mules . The dry season had set in , and these places were rapidly drying up ; but in many it had just reached that stage when the mud was most tena- cious ; at one very bad crossing , called an " estero , " my mule fell , with my leg ...
Page 59
... mules had to struggle and plunge along through from two to three feet of sticky clay . One part , named the Nispral , was especially steep and difficult to descend , the road being worn into great ruts . We crossed the ranges and brooks ...
... mules had to struggle and plunge along through from two to three feet of sticky clay . One part , named the Nispral , was especially steep and difficult to descend , the road being worn into great ruts . We crossed the ranges and brooks ...
Page 93
... mules . mules . It is then stamped to powder by iron beaters , each of which is lifted by cams , and let fall seventy times per minute . The stamped ore , in the form of fine sand , is then carried by a stream of water over inclined ...
... mules . mules . It is then stamped to powder by iron beaters , each of which is lifted by cams , and let fall seventy times per minute . The stamped ore , in the form of fine sand , is then carried by a stream of water over inclined ...
Page 141
... mules ; large bundles were cut every day for the latter whilst they were at work on the tramway , and they kept in good condition on it without other food . The natural , indigenous grass that springs up in clearings in the neighbouring ...
... mules ; large bundles were cut every day for the latter whilst they were at work on the tramway , and they kept in good condition on it without other food . The natural , indigenous grass that springs up in clearings in the neighbouring ...
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