Overland MonthlyA. Roman and Company, 1900 |
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Page 94
... miles away . There it rains all the time during the rainy season , and it never rains but it pours . Water comes down by the bucketful . At Panama the annual rainfall is in the neigh- borhood of nine feet , while that of Colon is twenty ...
... miles away . There it rains all the time during the rainy season , and it never rains but it pours . Water comes down by the bucketful . At Panama the annual rainfall is in the neigh- borhood of nine feet , while that of Colon is twenty ...
Page 129
... miles south of the Oregon line . Our claim was a bench claim . We were on the third bench up from the river working in the old river channel . " In 1851 , old man Scott had picked up an eight - pound nugget and had given his name to the ...
... miles south of the Oregon line . Our claim was a bench claim . We were on the third bench up from the river working in the old river channel . " In 1851 , old man Scott had picked up an eight - pound nugget and had given his name to the ...
Page 133
... miles , though now it is shorter . It led over the mountains , the travel at that time being entirely by pack - horses . " We toiled wearily all night long through snow usually to our knees , and in places much deeper . What a night ...
... miles , though now it is shorter . It led over the mountains , the travel at that time being entirely by pack - horses . " We toiled wearily all night long through snow usually to our knees , and in places much deeper . What a night ...
Page 137
... miles of Stanford Uni- versity ; and while portions of it run down close to the coast , Ben Lomond , with its straight - backed ridge rises between it and the ocean . Here is nature in its grandeur -mountain chains , ravines , and ...
... miles of Stanford Uni- versity ; and while portions of it run down close to the coast , Ben Lomond , with its straight - backed ridge rises between it and the ocean . Here is nature in its grandeur -mountain chains , ravines , and ...
Page 151
... miles from town . When I told Wilson of this , he ex- claimed : " The very thing ! Go there for three weeks or a month . By that time all will be ready , and I will write for you . Then you can return , and by a simple pressure of a ...
... miles from town . When I told Wilson of this , he ex- claimed : " The very thing ! Go there for three weeks or a month . By that time all will be ready , and I will write for you . Then you can return , and by a simple pressure of a ...
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