The Countries of the World: Indians of North America ; Arctic regions ; Canada ; Pacific CoastCassell, 1876 |
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... Valley " of " Rasselas . " It was totally uninhabited , save by a very curious dilapidated horse , which the drummer - boy rode all the afternoon . This forlorn brute was covered with something , scarcely hair , and accordingly we set ...
... Valley " of " Rasselas . " It was totally uninhabited , save by a very curious dilapidated horse , which the drummer - boy rode all the afternoon . This forlorn brute was covered with something , scarcely hair , and accordingly we set ...
Page 308
... Valley , is 39.27 ° . By way of comparison it may be mentioned that New York in winter has a climate averaging one degree below the freezing point , while Albany , the capital of the State , suffers a mean winter cold of 25.83 ° . mean ...
... Valley , is 39.27 ° . By way of comparison it may be mentioned that New York in winter has a climate averaging one degree below the freezing point , while Albany , the capital of the State , suffers a mean winter cold of 25.83 ° . mean ...
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... valley , drained by the Sacramento River flowing from the north and the San Joaquin from the south . Its length is 450 miles , and its level area about 18,000 square miles . A striking feature of the Sacramento River is the fact that ...
... valley , drained by the Sacramento River flowing from the north and the San Joaquin from the south . Its length is 450 miles , and its level area about 18,000 square miles . A striking feature of the Sacramento River is the fact that ...
Contents
THE ARCTIC REGIONS IN GENERAL | 17 |
SEA ICE GLACIERS AND ICEBERGS | 48 |
LIFE IN POLAR LANDS | 71 |
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