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 46
... rock , over the cracked and dried - up plain though it could not run very fast , it doubled quickly , and the rough cracked ground made odds in its favour ; but it was ultimately secured . Pigeons , brown coloured , of various sizes ...
... rock , over the cracked and dried - up plain though it could not run very fast , it doubled quickly , and the rough cracked ground made odds in its favour ; but it was ultimately secured . Pigeons , brown coloured , of various sizes ...
Page 50
... rock surfaces , on which were engraved circles and various straight and curved characters , covering the whole face of the rock . Some rude portions of stone statues that have been found in the neighbourhood are also preserved in the ...
... rock surfaces , on which were engraved circles and various straight and curved characters , covering the whole face of the rock . Some rude portions of stone statues that have been found in the neighbourhood are also preserved in the ...
Page 53
... rocks . They appear to be similar to what are found on many rivers running into the Caribbean Sea , and to those which were examined by Schomburgk on the rocks of the Orinoco and Essequibo ; as others like them , of undoubted Carib ...
... rocks . They appear to be similar to what are found on many rivers running into the Caribbean Sea , and to those which were examined by Schomburgk on the rocks of the Orinoco and Essequibo ; as others like them , of undoubted Carib ...
Page 85
... Rocks- Gold mining - Auriferous Quartz Veins - Mode of occurrence of the Gold - Lodes richer next the surface than at lower depths- Excavation and reduction of the Ore - Extraction of the Gold- " Mantos " -Origin of Mineral Veins ...
... Rocks- Gold mining - Auriferous Quartz Veins - Mode of occurrence of the Gold - Lodes richer next the surface than at lower depths- Excavation and reduction of the Ore - Extraction of the Gold- " Mantos " -Origin of Mineral Veins ...
Page 86
... rocks near the surface prevails in many parts of tropical America , and is principally , if not always , confined to the forest regions . It has been ascribed , and probably with reason , to the percolation through the rocks of rain ...
... rocks near the surface prevails in many parts of tropical America , and is principally , if not always , confined to the forest regions . It has been ascribed , and probably with reason , to the percolation through the rocks of rain ...
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