Philp's Washington Described: A Complete View of the American Capital, and the District of Columbia, with Many Notices, Historical, Topographical, and Scientific, of the Seat of GovernmentWilliam D'Arcy Haley S. Low, 1861 - Počet stran: 239 |
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Strana 15
... whole District , is underlaid with gneiss rock , the trend of which is nearly east and west . Throughout the City of Wash- ington and its suburbs the rock is covered to a greater or less depth with a tertiary formation of mineral matter ...
... whole District , is underlaid with gneiss rock , the trend of which is nearly east and west . Throughout the City of Wash- ington and its suburbs the rock is covered to a greater or less depth with a tertiary formation of mineral matter ...
Strana 19
... whole District where the rock is covered with tertiary matters . The iron , being quite abundant and soluble in the carbonic acid of the air , is absorbed in the falling rain and surface water into the ground , and gives an iron deposit ...
... whole District where the rock is covered with tertiary matters . The iron , being quite abundant and soluble in the carbonic acid of the air , is absorbed in the falling rain and surface water into the ground , and gives an iron deposit ...
Strana 22
... its white , winter dress , -remaining brown the whole year . The mink ( Putorius vison ) was also common until the rise in the value of its fur caused increased attention to its pursuit and capture . The otter 22 WASHINGTON DESCRIBED .
... its white , winter dress , -remaining brown the whole year . The mink ( Putorius vison ) was also common until the rise in the value of its fur caused increased attention to its pursuit and capture . The otter 22 WASHINGTON DESCRIBED .
Strana 49
... whole of the said territory of ten miles square , in conformity with the said amenda- tory act of Congress , I do hereby declare and make known that the whole of the said territory shall be lo- cated and included within the four lines ...
... whole of the said territory of ten miles square , in conformity with the said amenda- tory act of Congress , I do hereby declare and make known that the whole of the said territory shall be lo- cated and included within the four lines ...
Strana 50
... whole territory accepted by the said act of Congress as the District for the permanent seat of the government of the United States . In testimony whereof , I have caused the seal of the United States to be affixed to these presents ...
... whole territory accepted by the said act of Congress as the District for the permanent seat of the government of the United States . In testimony whereof , I have caused the seal of the United States to be affixed to these presents ...
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