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 65
... valley , with the brook running down between . About fifty acres of the forest have been cut down , and a great deal of this is fenced in and covered with grass . Going up the valley from the village , on the right - hand side , about ...
... valley , with the brook running down between . About fifty acres of the forest have been cut down , and a great deal of this is fenced in and covered with grass . Going up the valley from the village , on the right - hand side , about ...
Page 85
... valleys . The hills are not isolated ; they run in irregular ranges , having mostly an east and west direction , but with many modifications in their trend . From the main valleys numerous auxiliary ones cut deeply into the ranges , and ...
... valleys . The hills are not isolated ; they run in irregular ranges , having mostly an east and west direction , but with many modifications in their trend . From the main valleys numerous auxiliary ones cut deeply into the ranges , and ...
Page 86
... valleys , and the widening and lengthening of others , caused not only by the gradual denudation of the surface , but by landslips , some of which occur every wet season . The rocks of the district are dolerytes , with bands and ...
... valleys , and the widening and lengthening of others , caused not only by the gradual denudation of the surface , but by landslips , some of which occur every wet season . The rocks of the district are dolerytes , with bands and ...
Page 91
... valleys that intersect them . When these levels have entered suffi- ciently far into the hills , shafts are driven upwards from them to the surface , and other levels driven sixty feet higher than the first . This process is continued ...
... valleys that intersect them . When these levels have entered suffi- ciently far into the hills , shafts are driven upwards from them to the surface , and other levels driven sixty feet higher than the first . This process is continued ...
Page 105
... valley , to Pavon , a mile below Santo Do- mingo ; and even after I had concentrated our operations to those nearer to our reduction works , there were many occasions for me to ride into the woods . I had to look after our woodcutters ...
... valley , to Pavon , a mile below Santo Do- mingo ; and even after I had concentrated our operations to those nearer to our reduction works , there were many occasions for me to ride into the woods . I had to look after our woodcutters ...
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