The Great Mountains and Forests of South AmericaLongmans, Green, and Company, 1902 - 306 pages |
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... banks of shallow rivers , it became necessary to have a small boat of some kind . I myself made a canoe capable of containing two men , having learned the art of bark - canoe making in Canada . This canoe caused no small degree of ...
... banks of shallow rivers , it became necessary to have a small boat of some kind . I myself made a canoe capable of containing two men , having learned the art of bark - canoe making in Canada . This canoe caused no small degree of ...
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... bank of the Amazon , near the mouth of the Trombetas , which I was anxious to explore ; yet the inhabitants knew scarcely more about it than they might be expected to do of some obscure river in the heart of Africa . The source was ...
... bank of the Amazon , near the mouth of the Trombetas , which I was anxious to explore ; yet the inhabitants knew scarcely more about it than they might be expected to do of some obscure river in the heart of Africa . The source was ...
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... banks were thickly wooded , many tall trees growing in the water ; and on the way up we had passed several fazendas , or farm - houses , and what looked like small Indian hamlets ; but we did not attempt to land anywhere , and did not ...
... banks were thickly wooded , many tall trees growing in the water ; and on the way up we had passed several fazendas , or farm - houses , and what looked like small Indian hamlets ; but we did not attempt to land anywhere , and did not ...
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... banks of the river , and for a time were enveloped in a mist that was heavy enough to saturate our clothing . We afterwards became quite used to this phenomenon , which is of frequent occurrence in all the Brazilian forests after rain ...
... banks of the river , and for a time were enveloped in a mist that was heavy enough to saturate our clothing . We afterwards became quite used to this phenomenon , which is of frequent occurrence in all the Brazilian forests after rain ...
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... banks of the river , but they were of small extent . Myriads of birds occupied the trees , and continuously flew across the river with a tameness that showed they had not been much disturbed by the presence of man . They were mostly ...
... banks of the river , but they were of small extent . Myriads of birds occupied the trees , and continuously flew across the river with a tameness that showed they had not been much disturbed by the presence of man . They were mostly ...
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