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 43
... Range - Esquipula— The Rio Mico - Supposed Statues on its banks - Pital - Cultivation of Maize - Its use from the ... ranges covered with dark forests . The lake is too large to be called beautiful , and its vast extent and the mere ...
... Range - Esquipula— The Rio Mico - Supposed Statues on its banks - Pital - Cultivation of Maize - Its use from the ... ranges covered with dark forests . The lake is too large to be called beautiful , and its vast extent and the mere ...
Page 50
... and orange songster , and a trogon ( Trogon melanocephalus , Gould ) , were the most conspicuous . We reached and crossed a high range , from the Ch . IV . ] DIFFICULT MARCH . 51 summit 50 [ Ch . IV . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
... and orange songster , and a trogon ( Trogon melanocephalus , Gould ) , were the most conspicuous . We reached and crossed a high range , from the Ch . IV . ] DIFFICULT MARCH . 51 summit 50 [ Ch . IV . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
Page 51
... range marked the neighbourhood of Libertad - the beginning of the gold - mining district . Descending the slope of the range , we found the savannahs on its eastern side much more moist than those to the westward of it ; and as we ...
... range marked the neighbourhood of Libertad - the beginning of the gold - mining district . Descending the slope of the range , we found the savannahs on its eastern side much more moist than those to the westward of it ; and as we ...
Page 52
... ranges to the eastward , runs for several miles through the savannahs , then again enters the forest and flows into the Atlantic at Blewfields , a broad and deep river . This river must have had at one time a large Indian population ...
... ranges to the eastward , runs for several miles through the savannahs , then again enters the forest and flows into the Atlantic at Blewfields , a broad and deep river . This river must have had at one time a large Indian population ...
Page 59
... road being worn into great ruts . We crossed the ranges and brooks nearly at right angles , and were always as- cending or descending . About two we reached а clearing and hacienda , belonging to an enterprising German ,
... road being worn into great ruts . We crossed the ranges and brooks nearly at right angles , and were always as- cending or descending . About two we reached а clearing and hacienda , belonging to an enterprising German ,
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