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 45
... wind failed us again , and we got slowly along , but finally reached our port , San Ubaldo , about ten o'clock , and found there an officer of the mining company , living in a small thatched hut , stationed there to send on the ...
... wind failed us again , and we got slowly along , but finally reached our port , San Ubaldo , about ten o'clock , and found there an officer of the mining company , living in a small thatched hut , stationed there to send on the ...
Page 116
... winds away from it , then comes again to its bank at a beautifully rocky spot overhung by trees ; the banks are there covered with plants and shrubs , and the rocks with a great variety of ferns , whilst a babbling clear brook comes ...
... winds away from it , then comes again to its bank at a beautifully rocky spot overhung by trees ; the banks are there covered with plants and shrubs , and the rocks with a great variety of ferns , whilst a babbling clear brook comes ...
Page 143
... wind . I had on previous visits to the peak noticed the elytra of many beetles lying on the bare top . They were the remnants of insects caught by frogs , great bulky fellows that excited one's curiosity to know how ever they got there ...
... wind . I had on previous visits to the peak noticed the elytra of many beetles lying on the bare top . They were the remnants of insects caught by frogs , great bulky fellows that excited one's curiosity to know how ever they got there ...
Page 146
... wind blowing , which made it rather uncomfortable on the top , but the view was very fine and varied . To the south - east and east the eye roams over range beyond range all covered with dark forest , that partly hides the inequalities ...
... wind blowing , which made it rather uncomfortable on the top , but the view was very fine and varied . To the south - east and east the eye roams over range beyond range all covered with dark forest , that partly hides the inequalities ...
Page 148
... leaves heated by the previous sunshine . As night came on , a wetting mist drove over the top of the peak , and the wind increased in strength , making Ch . VIII . ] DESCENT OF THE PEÑA BLANCA. 148 [ Ch . VIII . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA ...
... leaves heated by the previous sunshine . As night came on , a wetting mist drove over the top of the peak , and the wind increased in strength , making Ch . VIII . ] DESCENT OF THE PEÑA BLANCA. 148 [ Ch . VIII . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA ...
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