A Boy's Voyage Round the World: Including a Residence in Victoria, and a Journey by Rail Across North AmericaSamuel Smiles John Murray, 1871 - 304 páginas |
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... mile Cañon . - Elko Station . - Great American Desert . - Arrival at Ogden .... 245 CHAPTER XXV . ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS . Start by Train for Omaha . - My Fellow - passengers . - Passage through the Devil's Gate . - Weber Cañon ...
... mile Cañon . - Elko Station . - Great American Desert . - Arrival at Ogden .... 245 CHAPTER XXV . ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS . Start by Train for Omaha . - My Fellow - passengers . - Passage through the Devil's Gate . - Weber Cañon ...
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... miles north of Melbourne . He had three fine Scotch colley dogs with him , which were the subject of general admiration . We had also a young volunteer on board , who had fig- ured at Brighton reviews , and was now on his way to join ...
... miles north of Melbourne . He had three fine Scotch colley dogs with him , which were the subject of general admiration . We had also a young volunteer on board , who had fig- ured at Brighton reviews , and was now on his way to join ...
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... miles in the preceding twenty - four hours . From this time forward , having got accustomed to the motion of the ship , I felt sufficiently well to be on deck early and late , watching the handling of the ship . B It was a fine sight to ...
... miles in the preceding twenty - four hours . From this time forward , having got accustomed to the motion of the ship , I felt sufficiently well to be on deck early and late , watching the handling of the ship . B It was a fine sight to ...
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... Our run during the twenty - four hours was 172 miles . Ther- mometer 58 ° . The captain is in hopes of a most favor- able run to the Cape . It is our first Sunday on board , and at 10 30 the bell rings for service , 26 ROUND THE WORLD .
... Our run during the twenty - four hours was 172 miles . Ther- mometer 58 ° . The captain is in hopes of a most favor- able run to the Cape . It is our first Sunday on board , and at 10 30 the bell rings for service , 26 ROUND THE WORLD .
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... miles - a splendid day's work , almost equal to steam ! We are now in latitude 39 ° 16 ' , about due east of the Azores . The air is mild and warm ; the sky is azure , and the sea intensely blue . How different from the weather in the ...
... miles - a splendid day's work , almost equal to steam ! We are now in latitude 39 ° 16 ' , about due east of the Azores . The air is mild and warm ; the sky is azure , and the sea intensely blue . How different from the weather in the ...
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