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... Height and Position of Mount St. Elias .. Appendix A - Official Instructions governing the Expedition . 192 Appendix B - Report on topographic Work ; by MARK B. 189 KERR ..... 195 Appendix C - Report on auriferous Sands from Yakutat bay ...
... Height and Position of Mount St. Elias .. Appendix A - Official Instructions governing the Expedition . 192 Appendix B - Report on topographic Work ; by MARK B. 189 KERR ..... 195 Appendix C - Report on auriferous Sands from Yakutat bay ...
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... height , the most elevated table land on the globe , excepting Thibet . This lake is surrounded by lofty , snow - clad mountains , the highest of which is Illampa , 22,300 feet in height . On this lake are the remains of the most ...
... height , the most elevated table land on the globe , excepting Thibet . This lake is surrounded by lofty , snow - clad mountains , the highest of which is Illampa , 22,300 feet in height . On this lake are the remains of the most ...
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... height which in Europe or the United States , would be above the snow level . They were intended to reach the gold and silver mines between the Andes and Cordilleras . The first , called the Oroya or Central railroad , 111 miles in ...
... height which in Europe or the United States , would be above the snow level . They were intended to reach the gold and silver mines between the Andes and Cordilleras . The first , called the Oroya or Central railroad , 111 miles in ...
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... height that it has been computed necessary to build them . There is a grave doubt , however , in the minds of some as to whether the computed heights , the levées holding intact , will afford sufficient cross - section to carry off the ...
... height that it has been computed necessary to build them . There is a grave doubt , however , in the minds of some as to whether the computed heights , the levées holding intact , will afford sufficient cross - section to carry off the ...
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... height of this mountain are so great that the range between the extreme elevations that have been given by different explorers is nearly 6,000 feet . This is believed to be the first height for it that has been derived from a carefully ...
... height of this mountain are so great that the range between the extreme elevations that have been given by different explorers is nearly 6,000 feet . This is believed to be the first height for it that has been derived from a carefully ...
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