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
... nature of the soil to be lusty and very rich . * * * In Summer , no place affordeth more plenty of sturgeon ; nor ... NATURAL HISTORY . 15.
... nature of the soil to be lusty and very rich . * * * In Summer , no place affordeth more plenty of sturgeon ; nor ... NATURAL HISTORY . 15.
Strana 17
... , and which belong to the de- posits of the tertiary formation . No considerable borings in the way of artesian wells have been made , so as to decide at what depths the rock is reached from the GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL HISTORY . 17.
... , and which belong to the de- posits of the tertiary formation . No considerable borings in the way of artesian wells have been made , so as to decide at what depths the rock is reached from the GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL HISTORY . 17.
Strana 19
... an older formation ; and we find amongst the drift limestone and sandstone , in pebbles of various sizes , in rolled masses . In the latter , the Delthyris arenosa , the peculiar fossil GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL HISTORY . 19.
... an older formation ; and we find amongst the drift limestone and sandstone , in pebbles of various sizes , in rolled masses . In the latter , the Delthyris arenosa , the peculiar fossil GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL HISTORY . 19.
Strana 21
... suckers , sun - fish , and various other small species . Of sturgeon , specimens have been caught weighing over three hundred pounds . ZOOLOGY . Mammalia . - Whatever may have been the GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL HISTORY . 21.
... suckers , sun - fish , and various other small species . Of sturgeon , specimens have been caught weighing over three hundred pounds . ZOOLOGY . Mammalia . - Whatever may have been the GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL HISTORY . 21.
Strana 23
... abundant , but now exterminated , we have 42 in all . * It has very recently been sent to the Smithsonian Institution , from Loudon County , Virginia . Ornithology . The District of Columbia , by reason of GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL HISTORY .
... abundant , but now exterminated , we have 42 in all . * It has very recently been sent to the Smithsonian Institution , from Loudon County , Virginia . Ornithology . The District of Columbia , by reason of GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL HISTORY .
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