Overland Monthly and Out West MagazineA. Roman and Company, 1887 |
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... stream -- the mere initial and harmless thread of what , when swollen deep and turbid with the thaw of spring , be- came a roaring and impetuous torrent . No life was to be seen within the cañon VOL . IX . - 1 . 1 at any time excepting ...
... stream -- the mere initial and harmless thread of what , when swollen deep and turbid with the thaw of spring , be- came a roaring and impetuous torrent . No life was to be seen within the cañon VOL . IX . - 1 . 1 at any time excepting ...
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... stream through the open gap , and far beyond , in the almost illimitable distance , could now be seen the jagged , snow - clad peaks of a hitherto un- noticed spur of the giant Nevada range , flashing white and glistening over the whole ...
... stream through the open gap , and far beyond , in the almost illimitable distance , could now be seen the jagged , snow - clad peaks of a hitherto un- noticed spur of the giant Nevada range , flashing white and glistening over the whole ...
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... stream , Mark Redfern , in idle mood and with scarcely perceptible expec- tation of any result , but rather from mere force of habit , had carelessly washed out in the camp flour - pan a pound or two of sand from the banks of the little ...
... stream , Mark Redfern , in idle mood and with scarcely perceptible expec- tation of any result , but rather from mere force of habit , had carelessly washed out in the camp flour - pan a pound or two of sand from the banks of the little ...
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... stream now at last left dry , and its bed pierced with holes and trenches . There was the broad expanse of level valley rudely torn up in every direction . There was the row of places of entertainment along the base of the hill ...
... stream now at last left dry , and its bed pierced with holes and trenches . There was the broad expanse of level valley rudely torn up in every direction . There was the row of places of entertainment along the base of the hill ...
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... stream ran along at the foot of the rocks , and , as a slight exploration had proved that its sands contained no gold , it had been suffered to retain its channel undisturbed , and still gurgled merrily onward to its destination . Owing ...
... stream ran along at the foot of the rocks , and , as a slight exploration had proved that its sands contained no gold , it had been suffered to retain its channel undisturbed , and still gurgled merrily onward to its destination . Owing ...
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