They penetrated by their thickest extremities no less than from eighteen to twenty-four feet into the earth ; and one of the trees having by accident struck against the other, it instantly cleft it through its whole length, as if it had been struck by... The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal - Page 1031820Full view - About this book
| 1823 - 792 pages
...against the other, it instantly cleft it through its whole length, as if it had been struck by lightning. After the trees had descended the slide, they were collected into rafts upon the Lake, and conduct264 565 ed to Lucerne. From thence they descended the Reuss, then the Aar, to near Brugg, afterwards... | |
| Walter Scott - 1823 - 780 pages
...collected into rafti upon the Lake, and conduct. ed to Lucerne. From thence they descended the Reruns, then the Aar, to near Brugg, afterwards to Waldshut, by the Rhine, then to Basle, and, lastly, to the sea, when it was necessary. We regret to add, that this magnificent structure no longer... | |
| Walter Scott - 1823 - 786 pages
...collect-. into rafts upon the Lake, and conduct264 ed to Lucerne. From thence they descended the Reuse, then the Aar, to near Brugg, afterwards to Waldshut, by the Rhine, then to Basle, and, lastly, to the sea, when it was necessary. We regret to add, that this magnificent structure no longer... | |
| 1823 - 784 pages
...against the other, it instantly cleft it through its whole length, as if it had been struck by lightning. After the trees had descended the slide, they were collected into rafts upon the Lake, and conductcd to Lucerne. From thence they descended the Reuse, then the Aar, to near Brugg, afterwards... | |
| Charles Babbage - 1832 - 352 pages
...the other, it instantly cleft it through its whole length, as if it had been struck by lightning. " After the trees had descended the slide, they were...Basle, and even to the sea when it was necessary. Q2 " In order that none of the small wood might be lost, M. Rupp established in the forest large manufactories... | |
| Luke Hebert - 1832 - 372 pages
...against the other, it instantly cleft through its whole length, as if it had been struck by lightning. After the trees had descended the slide, they were...thence they descended the Reuss, then the Aar to near Brugy, afterwards to Waldshut by the Rhine, then to Basle, and even to the sea when it was necessary.... | |
| 1832 - 548 pages
...against the other, it instantly cleft it through iu whole length, as if it had been struck by lightning. After the trees had descended the slide, they were collected into rafts upon the lake, and conducted lo Lucerne. From thence they descended the Keuss, then the Aar to near Brugg, afterwards to Waldslmt... | |
| 1833 - 370 pages
...against the other, it instantly cleft it through its whole leugth, as if it had been struck by lightniug. After the trees had descended the slide, they were...to Waldshut by the Rhine, then to Basle, and even U> the sea, when it was necessary. In order that none of the small wood might be lost, M. Rupp established... | |
| 1834 - 434 pages
...against the other, it nstantly cleft it through its whole length, as if t had been struck by lightning. "After the trees had descended the slide, they were collected into rafts upon the hike, and conducted to Lucerne. From thence they descended the Reuse, then the Aar to near Brugg, ifterwards... | |
| Charles Babbage - 1846 - 982 pages
...against another, it instantly cleft it through its whole length, as if it had been struck by lightning. " After the trees had descended the slide, they were...near Brugg, afterwards to Waldshut by the Rhine, then lo Basle, and even to the sea when it was necessary. " It is to be regretted that this magnificent... | |
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