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At length , from the summit of a frightful chasm , formed by the passage of New river through this mountain , you behold that foaming river rolling far beneath your feet , while with shivering fear and dizzy head , you wind your way ...
At length , from the summit of a frightful chasm , formed by the passage of New river through this mountain , you behold that foaming river rolling far beneath your feet , while with shivering fear and dizzy head , you wind your way ...
Strana 42
The fall is over one entire rock , about fifteen feet perpendicular . Below the falls , it is deep , and from two hundred and fifty to three hundred yards wide . This majestic river flows between two mountains of moderate elevation ...
The fall is over one entire rock , about fifteen feet perpendicular . Below the falls , it is deep , and from two hundred and fifty to three hundred yards wide . This majestic river flows between two mountains of moderate elevation ...
Strana 43
The flame is usually about two feet in height . Boatmen frequently boil their meat over these springs by setting them on fire , and hanging the pot over them . I would not be surprised if an explosion should take place in the ...
The flame is usually about two feet in height . Boatmen frequently boil their meat over these springs by setting them on fire , and hanging the pot over them . I would not be surprised if an explosion should take place in the ...
Strana 44
... which is from eighteen to twenty feet in length , and from four to five feet wide ; these gums are from the sycamore tree . They are prepared by making a crow at one end , and a head to fit it tight . This being done , about twenty ...
... which is from eighteen to twenty feet in length , and from four to five feet wide ; these gums are from the sycamore tree . They are prepared by making a crow at one end , and a head to fit it tight . This being done , about twenty ...
Strana 45
... boring through the rock , which takes some time , as the best hands will not bore more than two feet per day , and the depth is from one to two hundred and fifty , and in some instances three hundred feet , through a solid rock !
... boring through the rock , which takes some time , as the best hands will not bore more than two feet per day , and the depth is from one to two hundred and fifty , and in some instances three hundred feet , through a solid rock !
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Bibliografické údaje
| Název | Sketches of History, Life, and Manners, in the United States Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO): Women: Transnational Networks Travels in the Old South Iii – Svazek 98 |
| Autor | Anne Newport Royall |
| Vydání | dotisk |
| Vydavatel | author, 1826 |
| Zdroj originálu: | Kalifornská univerzita v Berkeley |
| Digitalizováno | 12. listopad 2014 |
| ISBN | 0608403237, 9780608403236 |
| Délka | Počet stran: 392 |
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