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 35
... night approached redoubled their exertions , singing to the stroke of their paddles . I was astonished at their endurance . They kept on until eleven o'clock at night , when we reached San Carlos , having accomplished about thirty ...
... night approached redoubled their exertions , singing to the stroke of their paddles . I was astonished at their endurance . They kept on until eleven o'clock at night , when we reached San Carlos , having accomplished about thirty ...
Page 42
... night of the great lake , but we heard the waves breaking on the beach as on a sea - shore , and from further away came that moan- ing sound that has from the earliest ages of history connected the idea of the sea with sorrow and ...
... night of the great lake , but we heard the waves breaking on the beach as on a sea - shore , and from further away came that moan- ing sound that has from the earliest ages of history connected the idea of the sea with sorrow and ...
Page 44
... night set in , the trees and bushes by the water - side were full of them , gleaming like great white flowers amongst the dark green foliage . Flocks of muscovy and whistling ducks also flew over to their evening feeding - places ...
... night set in , the trees and bushes by the water - side were full of them , gleaming like great white flowers amongst the dark green foliage . Flocks of muscovy and whistling ducks also flew over to their evening feeding - places ...
Page 45
... night . Mules were waiting at San Ubaldo for us , and early next morning we set off , with our luggage on pack mules . We crossed some rocky low hills , with scanty vegetation , and , after passing the cattle hacienda of San José ...
... night . Mules were waiting at San Ubaldo for us , and early next morning we set off , with our luggage on pack mules . We crossed some rocky low hills , with scanty vegetation , and , after passing the cattle hacienda of San José ...
Page 51
... Night had set in - it was quite dark , and I had lagged some distance behind my companions : fortunately they heard my shouts , and , soon returning , extricated me from my awkward predicament . With- out further mishap we reached ...
... Night had set in - it was quite dark , and I had lagged some distance behind my companions : fortunately they heard my shouts , and , soon returning , extricated me from my awkward predicament . With- out further mishap we reached ...
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