Among the Selkirk Glaciers: Being the Account of a Rough Survey in the Rocky Mountain Regions of British ColumbiaMacmillan and Company, 1890 - 251 σελίδες |
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... base line , and though I hoped that such a line might be found already pro- vided by the line of railway , I brought a steel line 220 yards long ( of a mile ) accurately measured before leaving home ; this saved us much time in.
... base line , and though I hoped that such a line might be found already pro- vided by the line of railway , I brought a steel line 220 yards long ( of a mile ) accurately measured before leaving home ; this saved us much time in.
Σελίδα 57
... of snow and ice into an almost tropical climate . The heat was intense , and to add to the resemblance of the tropics , mosquitoes set to work upon us with the greatest avidity . A few hundred yards from the cañon the.
... of snow and ice into an almost tropical climate . The heat was intense , and to add to the resemblance of the tropics , mosquitoes set to work upon us with the greatest avidity . A few hundred yards from the cañon the.
Σελίδα 58
... yards from the cañon the train came to a stand at Golden City . This place consists of two inns , a store and a number of log houses . It owes its importance to its being the lower termination of the navigable portion of the upper ...
... yards from the cañon the train came to a stand at Golden City . This place consists of two inns , a store and a number of log houses . It owes its importance to its being the lower termination of the navigable portion of the upper ...
Σελίδα 73
... yards in length . There was even here a slight gradient ( which was unfortunate ) , but as no better spot could be found , we measured 660 yards and set up a pole , with flags at either end . The flag.
... yards in length . There was even here a slight gradient ( which was unfortunate ) , but as no better spot could be found , we measured 660 yards and set up a pole , with flags at either end . The flag.
Σελίδα 83
... yards from our camp we emerged from the forest and commenced a long scramble over a waste of huge boulders . Though the opposite side of the valley and the upper swells of the glacier were touched by the golden beams of the sunrise , we ...
... yards from our camp we emerged from the forest and commenced a long scramble over a waste of huge boulders . Though the opposite side of the valley and the upper swells of the glacier were touched by the golden beams of the sunrise , we ...
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Σελίδα 171 - THIS is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks, Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct in the twilight, Stand like Druids of eld, with voices sad and prophetic, Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms.
Σελίδα 128 - Mont Blanc yet gleams on high : — the power is there, The still and solemn power of many sights And many sounds, and much of life and death. In the calm darkness of the moonless nights, In the lone glare of day, the snows descend Upon that Mountain ; none beholds them there, Nor when the flakes burn in the sinking sun, Or the star-beams dart through them...
Σελίδα xiii - And least respected in the human Mind, Its most apparent home. The food of hope Is meditated action ; robbed of this Her sole support, she languishes and dies. We perish also ; for we live by hope And by desire ; we see by the glad light And breathe the sweet air of futurity ; And so we live, or else we have no life.
Σελίδα 171 - Ye who believe in affection that hopes, and endures, and is patient, Ye who believe in the beauty and strength of woman's devotion, List to the mournful tradition, still sung by the pines of the forest; List to a Tale of Love in Acadie, home of the happy.
Σελίδα 212 - To the broad column which rolls on, and shows More like the fountain of an infant sea Torn from the womb of mountains by the throes Of a new world...
Σελίδα 197 - The trees of the Lord are full of sap ; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
Σελίδα 231 - My heart's in the Highlands wherever I go ! Farewell to the Highlands, farewell to the North, The birthplace of...
Σελίδα 128 - The secret Strength of things Which governs thought, and to the infinite dome Of Heaven is as a law, inhabits thee ! And what were thou, and earth, and stars, and sea, If to the human mind's imaginings Silence and solitude were vacancy ? July 23, 1816.
Σελίδα 249 - TRANSCAUCASIA AND ARARAT: being Notes of a Vacation Tour in the Autumn of 1876. With an Illustration and Map. Third Edition. Crown 8vo.
Σελίδα 251 - MAN IN N.-W. MIDDLESEX. The evidence of his existence and the physical conditions under which he lived in Ealing and its neighbourhood. Illustrated by the condition and culture presented by certain existing savages. By JNO. ALLEN BROWN, FGS, FRGS, etc.