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Land- ing on the island that bears his name , he laid eyes for the first time on the world's greatest wonder . Eons ago vol- canic action tore open the black basalt , leaving an abyss 400 feet sheer , over which the mile - wide river ...
Land- ing on the island that bears his name , he laid eyes for the first time on the world's greatest wonder . Eons ago vol- canic action tore open the black basalt , leaving an abyss 400 feet sheer , over which the mile - wide river ...
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... dream of Cecil Rhodes , who foresaw the railroad tap- ping the great Wankie coal fields of 500 square miles , dozens of gold fields , and the vast copper deposits of Barotseland . His mind's eye. DWARFS NIAGARA'S POWER 5.
... dream of Cecil Rhodes , who foresaw the railroad tap- ping the great Wankie coal fields of 500 square miles , dozens of gold fields , and the vast copper deposits of Barotseland . His mind's eye. DWARFS NIAGARA'S POWER 5.
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His mind's eye saw in the future a " United States of Africa , " risen up to compete with ourselves and old Europe . He foresaw here , where the mighty Zam- besi fell , a " City Beautiful , " named after Britain's greatest queen ...
His mind's eye saw in the future a " United States of Africa , " risen up to compete with ourselves and old Europe . He foresaw here , where the mighty Zam- besi fell , a " City Beautiful , " named after Britain's greatest queen ...
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Doesn't that fine glass ever get into the eyes of the boy sitting over the mold ? " we asked . " Oh , no , the boys know how to take care of themselves . They don't mind it anyway . Over here you can see them blowing long glass tubes ...
Doesn't that fine glass ever get into the eyes of the boy sitting over the mold ? " we asked . " Oh , no , the boys know how to take care of themselves . They don't mind it anyway . Over here you can see them blowing long glass tubes ...
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This whole region is commonly known as the Gulf Coast country ; and the story of how it was lost to the eyes of the great commercial world , and how it has suddenly loomed up as one of the biggest things now on the business horizon ...
This whole region is commonly known as the Gulf Coast country ; and the story of how it was lost to the eyes of the great commercial world , and how it has suddenly loomed up as one of the biggest things now on the business horizon ...
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