Proposed Expedition to Explore Ellesmere Land Northwest of Baffin Bay and to Rescue Björling and Kallstenius, Swedish Naturalists Lost in the ArcticGibson Bros., 1898 - 29 páginas |
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... obtained from the topographic con- figuration of the region within two years ( 1887 and 1888 ) as was gathered from the sediments of the coastal plain and their con- tained fossils in two generations . " Davis urges the co - operation ...
... obtained from the topographic con- figuration of the region within two years ( 1887 and 1888 ) as was gathered from the sediments of the coastal plain and their con- tained fossils in two generations . " Davis urges the co - operation ...
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... attempt of the kind made by any of their number , portends the death of the false one sooner or later . Money is furtively obtained by them in many ingenious ways , One illustration , One illustration , of many that and 11.
... attempt of the kind made by any of their number , portends the death of the false one sooner or later . Money is furtively obtained by them in many ingenious ways , One illustration , One illustration , of many that and 11.
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... obtained , as well as the time for their use , by the connivance of the surveillants , who have charge of them in squads , and are held responsible for any breach of prison discipline . While en- gaged on the public works , and ...
... obtained , as well as the time for their use , by the connivance of the surveillants , who have charge of them in squads , and are held responsible for any breach of prison discipline . While en- gaged on the public works , and ...
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... obtain an adequate knowledge of the capa- cities of this extensive country a survey has been organized on behalf of the railroads under the able superintendence of Mr. Raphael Pum- pelly . The organization is divided as follows ...
... obtain an adequate knowledge of the capa- cities of this extensive country a survey has been organized on behalf of the railroads under the able superintendence of Mr. Raphael Pum- pelly . The organization is divided as follows ...
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... obtained and great numbers of walruses and seals were seen . From the 1st to the 10th of September the Eira ... obtain . Under an international arrangement stations have been established in the Arctic regions by observers of various ...
... obtained and great numbers of walruses and seals were seen . From the 1st to the 10th of September the Eira ... obtain . Under an international arrangement stations have been established in the Arctic regions by observers of various ...
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Página 9 - That whenever the summit of the mountains which extend in a direction parallel to the coast from the 56th degree of north latitude to the point of intersection of the 141st degree of west longitude shall prove to be at the distance of more than ten marine leagues from the ocean, the limit between the British possessions and the line of coast which is to belong to Russia, as above mentioned...
Página 9 - Greenwich,) the said line shall ascend to the north along the channel called Portland Channel, as far as the point of the continent where it strikes the...
Página 234 - the western limits of the republic should be drawn, and the statue of the fabled god Terminus should be raised upon its highest peak, never to be thrown down.
Página 3 - Spanish galleons and the rich Spanish cities. Sir Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh, and other navigators, aided by Queen Elizabeth, with bands of buccaneers, refugees from all countries, though mostly Englishmen, explored the recesses of the Caribbean Sea. crossed the Isthmus of Panama, and launched their little vessels on the Pacific.
Página 234 - How are you going to apply steam ? Have you made anything like an estimate of the cost of a railroad running from here to the mouth of the Columbia?
Página 11 - Columbus were decked only at the prow and stern, and the three were manned by 120 men. The armada of Queen Elizabeth was formed of merchant vessels fitted up as men-of-war, and not until the time of Charles I were there any regular ships of war in England or, probably, in other countries. Commerce was usually carried on by companies, with rules regulating the quantity of goods to be exported, so that the market should not be over-stocked and unremunerative prices obtained.
Página 234 - Why, sir, of what use will this be for agricultural purposes ? I would not for that purpose give a pinch of snuff for the whole territory. I wish to God we did not own it.