Recollections of Four Years in VenezuelaH.S. King & Company, 1876 - 303 стор. |
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... high prices demanded at the diggings , and on the route , for all the necessaries of life . Six months of uncertainty as to the well - doing or existence of the young men passed away , when one night I heard a knocking , and the sound.
... high prices demanded at the diggings , and on the route , for all the necessaries of life . Six months of uncertainty as to the well - doing or existence of the young men passed away , when one night I heard a knocking , and the sound.
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... passed , it was Eden , a Paradise of abundance of real , substantial , inartificial wealth , in the search of which there was the certainty of obtaining nothing less than health and strength and comfortable competence . They also said ...
... passed , it was Eden , a Paradise of abundance of real , substantial , inartificial wealth , in the search of which there was the certainty of obtaining nothing less than health and strength and comfortable competence . They also said ...
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... passed a little island , and later arrived at the confluence of the San Juan and Guarapiche , where an island forms three cañas - Caña San Juan , Caña Frances , and Caña Colorado ; and ultimately we arrived at La Ceiba . CHAPTER II . LA ...
... passed a little island , and later arrived at the confluence of the San Juan and Guarapiche , where an island forms three cañas - Caña San Juan , Caña Frances , and Caña Colorado ; and ultimately we arrived at La Ceiba . CHAPTER II . LA ...
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... passed in agreeable conversation , chiefly concerning our plans and prospects . The two partners also talked of their principal work , which was the cut- ting and squaring of ballata or bullet - wood for the Trinidad market . I fell ...
... passed in agreeable conversation , chiefly concerning our plans and prospects . The two partners also talked of their principal work , which was the cut- ting and squaring of ballata or bullet - wood for the Trinidad market . I fell ...
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... passed up or down at day time , at low water , without seeing at least six alligators , all within the eight miles . A great novelty to me , but not a pleasant one , was to have my attention directed to the snakes above head on the ...
... passed up or down at day time , at low water , without seeing at least six alligators , all within the eight miles . A great novelty to me , but not a pleasant one , was to have my attention directed to the snakes above head on the ...
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