The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 25; Volume 36National Geographic Society, 1914 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 93
... reaching the emerald and sapphire waters of the Mediterranean . ( Compare page 2. ) Tripoli lacks a natural harbor , but there is a series of great boulders and rock islands that would enable the gov- ernment to build , for less than ...
... reaching the emerald and sapphire waters of the Mediterranean . ( Compare page 2. ) Tripoli lacks a natural harbor , but there is a series of great boulders and rock islands that would enable the gov- ernment to build , for less than ...
Page 95
... reached our ears showed that some- where a fête was taking place . The souks , or bazars , of Tripoli are not remarkable , but are interesting never- theless . The souks of the silversmiths are composed entirely of Jews . never sees an ...
... reached our ears showed that some- where a fête was taking place . The souks , or bazars , of Tripoli are not remarkable , but are interesting never- theless . The souks of the silversmiths are composed entirely of Jews . never sees an ...
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... necessary to bore to a great depth before water is reached . Over these deep wells a primitive arrangement of pulleys is erected and oxen are used to draw the water , as shown in the picture THE CITY OF NEFTA , TUNISIA ( SEE TEXT ,. ΙΟΙ.
... necessary to bore to a great depth before water is reached . Over these deep wells a primitive arrangement of pulleys is erected and oxen are used to draw the water , as shown in the picture THE CITY OF NEFTA , TUNISIA ( SEE TEXT ,. ΙΟΙ.
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... enough to build a sort of Chinese wall 7 feet thick and 7 feet high reaching from New York to San Francisco . It is more than could be drawn by all the horses and Battling with the Panama Slides, by WILLIAM JOSEPH SHOWALTER.
... enough to build a sort of Chinese wall 7 feet thick and 7 feet high reaching from New York to San Francisco . It is more than could be drawn by all the horses and Battling with the Panama Slides, by WILLIAM JOSEPH SHOWALTER.
Page 137
... reached in the cut , outside of the material brought in by the slides , so that at least 44 weeks of this year are chargeable against the slides . SLIDES HAVE DELAYED THE COMPLETION OF THE CUT BY 22 MONTHS From all this it must appear ...
... reached in the cut , outside of the material brought in by the slides , so that at least 44 weeks of this year are chargeable against the slides . SLIDES HAVE DELAYED THE COMPLETION OF THE CUT BY 22 MONTHS From all this it must appear ...
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