North AmericaFerdinand Vandeveer Hayden, Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn E. Stanford, 1883 - 652 頁 |
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第 28 頁
... called the central coal - field . In Illinois there are ten beds aggregat- ing 38 feet in thickness , and in Western Kentucky nine beds , 29 feet thick in all . The coal is non - coking or free - burning bituminous coal , known ...
... called the central coal - field . In Illinois there are ten beds aggregat- ing 38 feet in thickness , and in Western Kentucky nine beds , 29 feet thick in all . The coal is non - coking or free - burning bituminous coal , known ...
第 29 頁
... called , is the largest in territorial ex- tent in the United States , although the beds of coal are thinner and not so numerous as those of the Alleghany field in the Appalachian region . The coal - measures of this field extend over a ...
... called , is the largest in territorial ex- tent in the United States , although the beds of coal are thinner and not so numerous as those of the Alleghany field in the Appalachian region . The coal - measures of this field extend over a ...
第 36 頁
... called the Indian Ladder , ' - a piece of mechanism con- sisting simply of a cedar tree , the boughs of which are lopped off at sufficient distance from the trunk to make them answer all the purposes of irregular steps . After ...
... called the Indian Ladder , ' - a piece of mechanism con- sisting simply of a cedar tree , the boughs of which are lopped off at sufficient distance from the trunk to make them answer all the purposes of irregular steps . After ...
第 58 頁
... called mountains . Among them are the " Little Rocky , " the " Bear's Paw , " etc. West of the Missouri Range rises Clark's Fork of the Columbia , which pursues a devious course among the many mountain spurs which obstruct its passage ...
... called mountains . Among them are the " Little Rocky , " the " Bear's Paw , " etc. West of the Missouri Range rises Clark's Fork of the Columbia , which pursues a devious course among the many mountain spurs which obstruct its passage ...
第 80 頁
... called in early days , leaps over a wall of basalt 30 feet in height . Some distance farther down is the Shoshone Fall , by far the greatest and finest on the river . This fall was visited in October 1868 by Mr. Clarence King , and I ...
... called in early days , leaps over a wall of basalt 30 feet in height . Some distance farther down is the Shoshone Fall , by far the greatest and finest on the river . This fall was visited in October 1868 by Mr. Clarence King , and I ...
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第 390 頁 - No — they are all unchained again. The clouds Sweep over with their shadows, and, beneath, The surface rolls and fluctuates to the eye ; Dark hollows seem to glide along and chase The sunny ridges.
第 390 頁 - A nobler or a lovlier scene than this ? Man hath no part in all this glorious work : The hand that built the firmament hath heaved And smoothed these verdant swells, and sown their slopes With herbage, planted them with island groves, And hedged them round with forests...
第 614 頁 - That an humble address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that she may be graciously pleased to cause a measure to be submitted to the Imperial Parliament for the purpose of uniting the Colonies of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, and Prince Edward Island, in one government, with provisions based on certain resolutions which were adopted at a conference of delegates from the said colonies, held at the city of Quebec on the 10th October 1864.
第 346 頁 - From its geographical position and its peculiar characteristics, Manitoba may be regarded as the keystone of that mighty arch of sister provinces which spans the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
第 391 頁 - Still this great solitude is quick with life. Myriads of insects, gaudy as the flowers They flutter over, gentle quadrupeds, And birds, that scarce have learned the fear of man, Are here, and sliding reptiles of the ground, Startlingly beautiful. The graceful deer Bounds to the wood at my approach. The bee, A more adventurous colonist than man, With whom he came across the eastern deep, Fills the savannas with his nmnnurings, And hides his sweets, as in the golden age, Within the hollow oak.
第 390 頁 - THESE are the gardens of the Desert, these The unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, For which the speech of England has no name — The Prairies. I behold them for the first, And my heart swells, while the dilated sight Takes in the encircling vastness. Lo ! they stretch In airy undulations, far away, As if the Ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood still, with all his rounded billows fixed. And motionless forever.
第 612 頁 - But if a union, either partial or complete, should hereafter be proposed with the concurrence of all the Provinces to be united, I am sure that the matter would be weighed in this country both by the public, by Parliament, and by Her Majesty's Government, with no other feeling than an anxiety to discern and promote any course which might be the most conducive to the prosperity, the strength, and the harmony of all the British communities in North America.
第 99 頁 - ... now and then, in the bay of a recess, to admire the gigantic scenery. And ever, as we go, there is some new pinnacle or tower, some crag or peak, some distant view of the upper plateau, some strange-shaped rock, or some deep, narrow side canyon.
第 100 頁 - One might imagine that this was intended for the library of the gods; and it was. The shelves are not for books, but form the stony leaves of one great book. He who would read the language of the universe may dig out letters here and 25 COL there, and with them spell the words, and read, in a slow and imperfect way, but still so as to understand a little, the story of creation.