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 36
... making a canal across the isthmus , have reported in favour of the Nicaraguan route . The total cost is estimated at £ 12,250,000 sterling . ruins of a once strong fort built by the Spaniards 36 [ Ch . III . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
... making a canal across the isthmus , have reported in favour of the Nicaraguan route . The total cost is estimated at £ 12,250,000 sterling . ruins of a once strong fort built by the Spaniards 36 [ Ch . III . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
Page 37
... once strong fort built by the Spaniards , the crumbling walls now green with the delicate fronds of a maidenhair fern ( Adiantum ) . The little town consists of a single rugged street leading up from the lake . The houses are mostly ...
... once strong fort built by the Spaniards , the crumbling walls now green with the delicate fronds of a maidenhair fern ( Adiantum ) . The little town consists of a single rugged street leading up from the lake . The houses are mostly ...
Page 53
... once - powerful race , and not of the settled agri- cultural and statue - making Indians of the western part of the continent . We started from Esquipula early next morning , and crossed low thinly - timbered hills and savannahs to ...
... once - powerful race , and not of the settled agri- cultural and statue - making Indians of the western part of the continent . We started from Esquipula early next morning , and crossed low thinly - timbered hills and savannahs to ...
Page 64
... once- populous islands of the West Indies were exterminated , and large numbers of Indians were carried off from the mainland to supply their places , but died with equal rapidity ; so that the Spaniards found it more profitable to ...
... once- populous islands of the West Indies were exterminated , and large numbers of Indians were carried off from the mainland to supply their places , but died with equal rapidity ; so that the Spaniards found it more profitable to ...
Page 72
... once on its return . Following it again , it is seen to join a throng of others , each laden like itself , and , with- out a moment's delay , it hurries along the well - worn path . As it proceeds , other paths , each thronged with busy ...
... once on its return . Following it again , it is seen to join a throng of others , each laden like itself , and , with- out a moment's delay , it hurries along the well - worn path . As it proceeds , other paths , each thronged with busy ...
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