Overland Monthly: Devoted to the Development of the CountryA. Roman and Company, 1886 |
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Page 36
... trees . The fiddler was playing again the air which Jotham loved . As soon as it was completed he stopped marching , raised his bow and turned about , facing his follow- ers . Gesturing with his bow , and smiling like a gracious prince ...
... trees . The fiddler was playing again the air which Jotham loved . As soon as it was completed he stopped marching , raised his bow and turned about , facing his follow- ers . Gesturing with his bow , and smiling like a gracious prince ...
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... tree - trunks , all harmonized well with the parti colored gar- ments and the writhing form of the stranger . He almost seemed to some to melt away in- to the ground , or to dissolve among the trees , rather than to walk away ; and he ...
... tree - trunks , all harmonized well with the parti colored gar- ments and the writhing form of the stranger . He almost seemed to some to melt away in- to the ground , or to dissolve among the trees , rather than to walk away ; and he ...
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... trees found growing in it , save some willow and cotton- wood along the Colorado River , consist of the several varieties of the palm , a worthless wood , and the mesquite , which , though use- less for lumber , makes an excellent fuel ...
... trees found growing in it , save some willow and cotton- wood along the Colorado River , consist of the several varieties of the palm , a worthless wood , and the mesquite , which , though use- less for lumber , makes an excellent fuel ...
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... Trees , for that was the first thing everybody thought of when they knew that I was from California . They always said : ' Well , tell us about them ; are they so wonderful ? ' In some cases I did not have the moral courage to say that ...
... Trees , for that was the first thing everybody thought of when they knew that I was from California . They always said : ' Well , tell us about them ; are they so wonderful ? ' In some cases I did not have the moral courage to say that ...
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... Trees for a time ; Uncle John , Grace , herself , and Mr. Roberts , who , she explained , was a young man from the East visiting California . At her mention of the young man , Mr. Hathaway was visibly affected . Grace threw a glance at ...
... Trees for a time ; Uncle John , Grace , herself , and Mr. Roberts , who , she explained , was a young man from the East visiting California . At her mention of the young man , Mr. Hathaway was visibly affected . Grace threw a glance at ...
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Page 217 - HOW firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in his excellent word ! What more can he say than to you he hath said, You who unto Jesus for refuge have fled...
Page 147 - She passed through many trials of a temporal nature, but she was comforted of her God through them all ; and at last was put in possession of an eternal treasure in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, nor thieves break through and steal.
Page 18 - ... the common law of England, so far as it is not repugnant to or inconsistent with the constitution of the United States, or the constitution or laws of the state of California, shall be the rule of decision in all the courts of this state," and this is the rule at the present time.
Page 497 - Many a family party, consisting of a man, his wife, and sometimes one or two of his children, have I listened to, as they stood consulting on their ways and means, or the strength of their exchequer, or the price of household articles.
Page 329 - To draw no envy, SHAKESPEARE, on thy name, Am I thus ample to thy book and fame ; While I confess thy writings to be such, As neither man, nor muse, can praise too much.
Page 497 - I listened to, as they stood consulting on their ways and means, or the strength of their exchequer, or the price of household articles. Gradually I became familiar with their wishes, their difficulties, and their opinions. Sometimes there might be heard murmurs of discontent ; but far oftener expressions on the countenance, or uttered in words, of patience, hope, and tranquillity.
Page 21 - We conclude, then, that the common law doctrine giving the riparian owner a right to the flow of water in its natural channel upon and over his lands, even though he makes no beneficial use thereof, is inapplicable to Colorado. Imperative necessity, unknown to the countries which gave it birth, compels the recognition of another doctrine in conflict therewith. And we hold that, in the absence of express statutes to the contrary, the first appropriator of water from a natural stream for a beneficial...
Page 497 - ... evils or irreparable losses. Whenever I saw occasion, or could do it without appearing to be intrusive, I joined their parties, and gave my opinion upon the matter in discussion, which, if not always judicious, was always received indulgently.
Page 18 - That the respective colonies are entitled to the common law of England, and more especially to the great and inestimable privilege of being tried by their peers of the vicinage, according to the course of that law.
Page 616 - ... forth, masses of water suddenly shoot from the mountain heights into the shattered gulfs, waste without irrigating, deluge without refreshing the soil they overflow in their swift descent, and leave it even more seared than it was from want of moisture. Man at last retires from the fearful desert, and I have, the present season, found not a living soul in districts where I remember to have enjoyed hospitality thirty years ago.