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Page 26
... leaving the mountains it runs over the pampas two hundred miles , without a curve or a grade over three feet above or below the plain , and will soon be com- pleted from ocean to ocean . From Rio de Janeiro several roads have been ...
... leaving the mountains it runs over the pampas two hundred miles , without a curve or a grade over three feet above or below the plain , and will soon be com- pleted from ocean to ocean . From Rio de Janeiro several roads have been ...
Page 64
... leaving that anchorage the com- mander buried a bottle with record of the reconnoissance and possession taken in the name of the king . They called the harbor Desangaño , the opening Bahia de las Bancas , and the island in the interior ...
... leaving that anchorage the com- mander buried a bottle with record of the reconnoissance and possession taken in the name of the king . They called the harbor Desangaño , the opening Bahia de las Bancas , and the island in the interior ...
Page 73
... leaving Icy bay , was nine or ten days . So far as known , no systematic surveys were carried on . An interesting account of this expedition appeared in Seton- Karr's book , " The Shores and Alps of Alaska . " Many observa- tions on the ...
... leaving Icy bay , was nine or ten days . So far as known , no systematic surveys were carried on . An interesting account of this expedition appeared in Seton- Karr's book , " The Shores and Alps of Alaska . " Many observa- tions on the ...
Page 78
... leaving Taku inlet , a day was spent at Juneau ; and then the Queen steamed up Lynn canal to Pyramid harbor , near its head . For picturesque beauty , this is probably the finest of the fjords of Alaska . Several glaciers on each side ...
... leaving Taku inlet , a day was spent at Juneau ; and then the Queen steamed up Lynn canal to Pyramid harbor , near its head . For picturesque beauty , this is probably the finest of the fjords of Alaska . Several glaciers on each side ...
Page 79
... leaving Glacier bay we arrived at Sitka , and as soon as practicable called on Lieutenant - Commander O. F. Farenholt , of the U. S. S. Pinta , who had previously received instructions from the Secretary of the Navy to take us to ...
... leaving Glacier bay we arrived at Sitka , and as soon as practicable called on Lieutenant - Commander O. F. Farenholt , of the U. S. S. Pinta , who had previously received instructions from the Secretary of the Navy to take us to ...
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