| 1846 - 592 pages
...middle of November, and by the end of that month the trees are strip! of their leaves, and all animal vegetation is cut off. A thick haze overspreads the whole valley, and the lakes and rivers pend up clouds of vapour. Every movement of men or beasts raises great quantities of dust, and the... | |
| William Wilson Hunter - 1881 - 526 pages
...By the end of that month the trees are stripped of their leaves and the year's vegetation is killed off, a thick haze overspreads the whole valley, and...distance. This murky state of the air extends for about 200 feet above the level of the valley ; and those who climb beyond that height see the snowy mountains... | |
| William Wilson Hunter - 1886 - 560 pages
...By the end of that month the trees are stripped of their leaves and the year's vegetation is killed off, a thick haze overspreads the whole valley, and...distance. This murky state of the air extends for about 200 feet above the level of the valley ; and those who climb beyond that height see the snowy mountains... | |
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