The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge ...Encyclopedia Americana Corporation, 1924 |
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Stran 9
... feet , and covered by about 90 feet of soft rock ( mainly gray limestone ) and 375 feet of clay , sand and gravel . The deposits were first discovered in 1865 , and between 1868 and 1895 many unsuccessful attempts were made to work them ...
... feet , and covered by about 90 feet of soft rock ( mainly gray limestone ) and 375 feet of clay , sand and gravel . The deposits were first discovered in 1865 , and between 1868 and 1895 many unsuccessful attempts were made to work them ...
Stran 10
... feet in Mount Yamura . Farther south , but still in Achinese territory , are the lofty volcanoes Abong - Abong and Lusé , whose heights are estimated at over 11,000 and 12,000 feet respectively . Mount Ophir , close to the equator , is ...
... feet in Mount Yamura . Farther south , but still in Achinese territory , are the lofty volcanoes Abong - Abong and Lusé , whose heights are estimated at over 11,000 and 12,000 feet respectively . Mount Ophir , close to the equator , is ...
Stran 37
... feet in length and three or four feet in depth , with a weight of several hundred pounds ; the flesh is white , tough , of a disagreeable odor , unfit for food , and remarkably elastic , the last prop- erty depending on the great amount ...
... feet in length and three or four feet in depth , with a weight of several hundred pounds ; the flesh is white , tough , of a disagreeable odor , unfit for food , and remarkably elastic , the last prop- erty depending on the great amount ...
Stran 40
... feet ; maximum depth , 1,008 feet . It is of very irregular shape , widening out toward its centre and gradually narrowing , partly toward its eastern but much more toward its western extremity , so as to form an irregular crescent ...
... feet ; maximum depth , 1,008 feet . It is of very irregular shape , widening out toward its centre and gradually narrowing , partly toward its eastern but much more toward its western extremity , so as to form an irregular crescent ...
Stran 44
... feet dirt is swept will never get married . The periwinkle has in Italy gained for itself the name of Death's flower , from the ancient custom of raising it for garlands when an infant died . Japan . Japanese sailors think it is a good ...
... feet dirt is swept will never get married . The periwinkle has in Italy gained for itself the name of Death's flower , from the ancient custom of raising it for garlands when an infant died . Japan . Japanese sailors think it is a good ...
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