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 19
... 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 in nearly all water ...
... 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 in nearly all water ...
Strana 21
... Rock Creek , which separates Washington , on the west , from Georgetown , and the Anacostia , or east branch of the Potomac . The latter is a tidal stream , once capable of bearing large ships , and , until within a few years ...
... Rock Creek , which separates Washington , on the west , from Georgetown , and the Anacostia , or east branch of the Potomac . The latter is a tidal stream , once capable of bearing large ships , and , until within a few years ...
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... Rock Creek " are many shady , secluded hills , which , in the Spring and Autumn , abound with warblers , thrushes , and the smaller fly - catchers ; while over its waters are to be heard at all times , during the Summer , the loud ...
... Rock Creek " are many shady , secluded hills , which , in the Spring and Autumn , abound with warblers , thrushes , and the smaller fly - catchers ; while over its waters are to be heard at all times , during the Summer , the loud ...
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... rock - fish , are much angled for . The white perch is caught principally in the Spring months , and the rock - fish in the Summer . The " sunfishes " ( Lepomis or Pomotis ) are also quite numerous in the streams of the District . Of ...
... rock - fish , are much angled for . The white perch is caught principally in the Spring months , and the rock - fish in the Summer . The " sunfishes " ( Lepomis or Pomotis ) are also quite numerous in the streams of the District . Of ...
Strana 32
... is , that although the number of species occurring here is considerable , the number of specimens is not in proportion . A few more favored localities form an ex- ception to this rule ; a walk along Rock Creek 32 WASHINGTON DESCRIBED .
... is , that although the number of species occurring here is considerable , the number of specimens is not in proportion . A few more favored localities form an ex- ception to this rule ; a walk along Rock Creek 32 WASHINGTON DESCRIBED .
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