Addresses Delivered at the Triennial Celebration ..., Volumes 18-231879 |
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... miles , or thirty miles to the mouth of Bayou River . This route was partly surveyed by Dr. Kelly , and completed by Selfridge in 1870. His idea was to tunnel seven miles ( Selfridge says ten miles ) , the extreme height being 115 feet ...
... miles , or thirty miles to the mouth of Bayou River . This route was partly surveyed by Dr. Kelly , and completed by Selfridge in 1870. His idea was to tunnel seven miles ( Selfridge says ten miles ) , the extreme height being 115 feet ...
Page 93
... miles of the Pacific ; it has three mouths , of which the largest ( at present ) , the Colorado , opens in the territory of Costa Rica . With its windings , the river is 120 miles long , from 100 to 400 yards wide , and 2 to 20 feet ...
... miles of the Pacific ; it has three mouths , of which the largest ( at present ) , the Colorado , opens in the territory of Costa Rica . With its windings , the river is 120 miles long , from 100 to 400 yards wide , and 2 to 20 feet ...
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following this river for 20 miles , —with the remaining 70 miles to Lake Nicaragua there is no special difficulty , - then 85 miles on the lake , and by River Tipitapa to Lake Managua , 40 miles on the lake , and thence to Realejo on ...
following this river for 20 miles , —with the remaining 70 miles to Lake Nicaragua there is no special difficulty , - then 85 miles on the lake , and by River Tipitapa to Lake Managua , 40 miles on the lake , and thence to Realejo on ...
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