Overland Monthly and Out West MagazineBret Harte A. Roman 1868-1875, 1909 |
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... hundred varieties . The names of these fish are as curious as their coloring and shape , and to at- tempt to study the nomenclature in the native tongue would either bring on a the Hawaiian complete mastery of language or lock - jaw ...
... hundred varieties . The names of these fish are as curious as their coloring and shape , and to at- tempt to study the nomenclature in the native tongue would either bring on a the Hawaiian complete mastery of language or lock - jaw ...
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... hundred feet . This is the table land of Kaalaholo , and it is al- most entirely surrounded by a stream of pure crystal mountain water . When the top of this table land is at length reached , the eye is entranced with a view that for ...
... hundred feet . This is the table land of Kaalaholo , and it is al- most entirely surrounded by a stream of pure crystal mountain water . When the top of this table land is at length reached , the eye is entranced with a view that for ...
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... hundred feet across at its top and about two hundred feet deep . The climb to its summit is a very difficult one , limn the grandeur of Kilauea or the Pit Halemaumau than attempt the refinement of gold or gild the lily . The observation ...
... hundred feet across at its top and about two hundred feet deep . The climb to its summit is a very difficult one , limn the grandeur of Kilauea or the Pit Halemaumau than attempt the refinement of gold or gild the lily . The observation ...
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... hundred feet more than the edges . It is in this highest spot that the pit of Halemaumau drops , when the vol- cano is inactive , to a depth of a thousand feet . The pit of Halemaumau is also an irregular circle , a miniature of the ...
... hundred feet more than the edges . It is in this highest spot that the pit of Halemaumau drops , when the vol- cano is inactive , to a depth of a thousand feet . The pit of Halemaumau is also an irregular circle , a miniature of the ...
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... hundred feet one looks down upon tree - lined streets , and flowery gardens , whose foliage half - con- ceals and yet reveals the homes of the peo- ple . Hidden beneath the draperies of foliage , in form and color SO different from that ...
... hundred feet one looks down upon tree - lined streets , and flowery gardens , whose foliage half - con- ceals and yet reveals the homes of the peo- ple . Hidden beneath the draperies of foliage , in form and color SO different from that ...
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