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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... stones ; some of marble , & c . , and many pieces like bristol , we found as thrown down by the water from those mountains ; for in Winter they are covered with much snow , and , when it dissolves , the water falls with such violence ...
... stones ; some of marble , & c . , and many pieces like bristol , we found as thrown down by the water from those mountains ; for in Winter they are covered with much snow , and , when it dissolves , the water falls with such violence ...
Strana 16
... stone . In certain locations it goes to decay rapidly , and disin- tegrates entirely in a few years . The rock , as it exists on the Virginia shore of the Potomac at Little Falls , has so broken down along the road side that a rod may ...
... stone . In certain locations it goes to decay rapidly , and disin- tegrates entirely in a few years . The rock , as it exists on the Virginia shore of the Potomac at Little Falls , has so broken down along the road side that a rod may ...
Strana 20
... stone , of which the Smithsonian building is constructed . These resemblances , although sufficient to indicate proba- bility of source , are not sufficient to identify it . The mineral contents , beside those already named , are mostly ...
... stone , of which the Smithsonian building is constructed . These resemblances , although sufficient to indicate proba- bility of source , are not sufficient to identify it . The mineral contents , beside those already named , are mostly ...
Strana 29
... stones , or in the water — there are about ten species , making fifty - two species , in all , of reptiles actually collected in the District . It may be well to mention here , by way of correcting a popular impression in the vicinity ...
... stones , or in the water — there are about ten species , making fifty - two species , in all , of reptiles actually collected in the District . It may be well to mention here , by way of correcting a popular impression in the vicinity ...
Strana 32
... stone cat . " The wound inflicted by its spines becomes exces- sively painful , and has even been known to produce death . Of the sub - class of Ganoids , the " garpike " ( Lepidos- teus ) and " sturgeon " ( Accipenser ) are abundant ...
... stone cat . " The wound inflicted by its spines becomes exces- sively painful , and has even been known to produce death . Of the sub - class of Ganoids , the " garpike " ( Lepidos- teus ) and " sturgeon " ( Accipenser ) are abundant ...
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