Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. "Beagle" Round the World: Under the Command of Capt. Fitz Roy, R.N.Ward, Lock and Company, 1890 - Всего страниц: 615 |
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... hill - Iquique - Salt alluvium - Nitrate of soda - Lima - Unhealthy country - Ruins of Callao , overthrown by an earthquake Recent subsidence - Elevated shells on San Lorenzo , their decom- position - Plain with embedded shells and ...
... hill - Iquique - Salt alluvium - Nitrate of soda - Lima - Unhealthy country - Ruins of Callao , overthrown by an earthquake Recent subsidence - Elevated shells on San Lorenzo , their decom- position - Plain with embedded shells and ...
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... hills , and the horizon is bounded by an irregular chain of more lofty mountains . The scene , as beheld through the hazy atmosphere of this climate , is one of great interest ; if , indeed , a person , fresh from sea , and who has just ...
... hills , and the horizon is bounded by an irregular chain of more lofty mountains . The scene , as beheld through the hazy atmosphere of this climate , is one of great interest ; if , indeed , a person , fresh from sea , and who has just ...
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... hills ; yet the more recent streams can be distinguished on the coast , forming lines of cliffs of less height , but stretching out in advance of those belonging to an older series : the height of the cliffs thus affording a rude ...
... hills ; yet the more recent streams can be distinguished on the coast , forming lines of cliffs of less height , but stretching out in advance of those belonging to an older series : the height of the cliffs thus affording a rude ...
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... hills behind Praia Grande was most beautiful ; the colours were intense , and the prevailing tint a dark blue ; the sky and the calm waters of the bay vicd with each other in splendour . After passing through some cul- tivated country ...
... hills behind Praia Grande was most beautiful ; the colours were intense , and the prevailing tint a dark blue ; the sky and the calm waters of the bay vicd with each other in splendour . After passing through some cul- tivated country ...
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... hills of granite which are so common in this country . This spot is notorious from having been , for a long time , the residence of some runaway slaves , who , by cultivating a little ground near the top , contrived to eke out a ...
... hills of granite which are so common in this country . This spot is notorious from having been , for a long time , the residence of some runaway slaves , who , by cultivating a little ground near the top , contrived to eke out a ...
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animals appearance archipelago atolls Bahia Blanca barrier-reefs Beagle Beagle Channel believe birds boat Buenos Ayres Cape Cape Horn Captain Fitz Roy capybara cattle Chile Chiloe Chonos Archipelago climate Cloth coast cocoa-nut colour common Copiapó corals Cordillera covered curious distance earthquake elevation extremely feet forest formed fragments Fuegians Gauchos greater number ground guanaco habits head height hills horses hundred Indians inhabitants insects island islets Jemmy Button kind lagoon land living manner mass miles morning mountains natives nearly night observed ocean Pampas party passed Patagonia plain plants Plata probably quadrupeds rain reef remarkable resemble Rio Negro river rock scarcely seen shells shore side snow South America southern species spot stones Strait of Magellan stream summit surface surprised thick Tierra del Fuego trees tribe valley vegetation Voyage whole wild wind wood
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Стр. 216 - It was without exception the most curious and interesting spectacle I ever beheld: I could not have believed how wide was the difference between savage and civilized man : it is greater than between a wild and domesticated animal, inasmuch as in man there is a greater power of improvement.
Стр. 225 - These poor wretches were stunted in their growth, their hideous faces bedaubed with white paint, their skins filthy and greasy, their hair entangled, their voices discordant, and their gestures violent. Viewing such men, one can hardly make oneself believe that they are fellow-creatures, and inhabitants of the same world.
Стр. 504 - Tierra del Fuego, where Death and Decay prevail. Both are temples filled with the varied productions of the God of Nature : — no one can stand in these solitudes unmoved, and not feel that there is more in man than the mere breath of his body.
Стр. 504 - Near Rio de Janeiro I lived opposite to an old lady, who kept screws to crush the fingers of her female slaves. I have stayed in a house where a young household mulatto, daily and hourly, was reviled, beaten, and persecuted enough to break the spirit of the lowest animal.
Стр. 242 - At present, even a piece of cloth given to one is torn into shreds and distributed; and no one individual becomes richer than another. On the other hand, it is difficult to understand how a chief can arise till there is property of some sort by which he might manifest his superiority and increase his power. I believe, in this extreme part of South America, man exists in a lower state of improvement than in any other part of the world.
Стр. 95 - ... and for some time afterwards accompanies the young. The cock when on the nest lies very close ; I have myself almost ridden over one. It is asserted that at such times they are occasionally fierce, and even dangerous, and that they have been known to attack a man on horseback, trying to kick and leap on him. My informer pointed out to me an old man whom he had seen much terrified by one chasing him. I observe in Burchell's
Стр. 224 - The climate is certainly wretched : the summer solstice was now past, yet every day snow fell on the hills, and in the valleys there was rain accompanied by sleet. The thermometer generally stood about 45°, but in the night fell to 38° or 40°. From the damp and boisterous state of the atmosphere, not cheered by a gleam of sunshine, one fancied the climate even worse than it really was. While going one day on shore near Wollaston Island we pulled alongside a canoe with six Fuegians. These were...
Стр. 425 - Dampier also, in the same year, says that a man in a morning's walk might kill six or seven dozen of these doves. At present, although certainly very tame, they do not alight on people's arms, nor do they suffer themselves to be killed in such large numbers. It is surprising that they have not become wilder; for these islands during the last hundred and fifty years have been frequently visited by...
Стр. 249 - Fuego — irregular chains of hills, mottled with patches of snow, deep yellowish-green valleys, and arms of the sea intersecting the land in many directions. The strong wind was piercingly cold, and the atmosphere rather hazy, so that we did not stay long on the top of the mountain. Our descent was not quite so laborious as our ascent, for the weight of the body forced a passage, and all the slips and falls were in the right direction.
Стр. 28 - In England, any person fond of natural history enjoys in his walks a great advantage, by always having something to attract his attention ; but in these fertile climates, teeming with life, the attractions are so numerous that he is scarcely able to walk at all.