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Page 35
... river , and three miles above us was a " ma- rais , " or slough , which , according to our friend Joe's account , changed into a " branch ; " then running through a cypress brake or two , finally assumed the form of a palmetto swamp ...
... river , and three miles above us was a " ma- rais , " or slough , which , according to our friend Joe's account , changed into a " branch ; " then running through a cypress brake or two , finally assumed the form of a palmetto swamp ...
Page 36
... river . A more beautiful stream never gladdened our eyes ; running over a bed of pebble and rock , between shelving banks of glistening sand , white as the unsullied snow flake , it streams than anything of the kind we had before seen ...
... river . A more beautiful stream never gladdened our eyes ; running over a bed of pebble and rock , between shelving banks of glistening sand , white as the unsullied snow flake , it streams than anything of the kind we had before seen ...
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... river , the sun was declining , and the threatening clouds warned us to make the best of our way homeward . Without any very serious mishap we arrived in safety , perfectly sa- tisfied with our exploit , and willing in fu- ture to await ...
... river , the sun was declining , and the threatening clouds warned us to make the best of our way homeward . Without any very serious mishap we arrived in safety , perfectly sa- tisfied with our exploit , and willing in fu- ture to await ...
Page 38
... river fish ; but the huge " cats , " where were they ? We fished at early morn and dewy eve , before the light had faded out from the stars of morning , and after dame nature had donned her noctur- nal mantle - all was vain . Joe ...
... river fish ; but the huge " cats , " where were they ? We fished at early morn and dewy eve , before the light had faded out from the stars of morning , and after dame nature had donned her noctur- nal mantle - all was vain . Joe ...
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... river , the Erith ; water , well furnished with the larvæ of in- sects . The average temperature of the water in the rivulet was rather higher and less va- riable than of that in the river ; otherwise the circumstances of the ova ...
... river , the Erith ; water , well furnished with the larvæ of in- sects . The average temperature of the water in the rivulet was rather higher and less va- riable than of that in the river ; otherwise the circumstances of the ova ...
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